Who: Tom Wolf, governor of Pennsylvania
What: Tom Wolf decide to impose a moratorium (halt) on the death penalty in the state of Pennsylvania.
When: February 13, 2015
Where: The state of Pennsylvania
Why it Matters: This event is important because an entire state is rejecting the idea of the death penalty. Wolf claimed the methods we use now are "error prone" and "expensive", and if we were to continue use of the death penalty, we need to carefully go through each stage of a case, and make sure we don't execute any innocents. The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association believe Wolf didn't have the authority to impose the moratorium, and it may be repealed.
Link to the Original Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/14/us/pennsylvania-governor-halts-executions.html?ref=topics&_r=0
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