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Death Penalty Abolition Gains Momentum After Virginia

Gov. Ralph Northam, left, stands near a gurney with Greensville Correctional Center warden Larry Edmonds, right, at the Greensville Correctional Center prior to signing a bill abolishing the state's death penalty in Jarratt, Va., Wednesday, March 24, 2021.

Steve Helber
Gov. Ralph Northam, left, stands near a gurney with Greensville Correctional Center warden Larry Edmonds, right, at the Greensville Correctional Center prior to signing a bill abolishing the state’s death penalty in Jarratt, Va., Wednesday, March 24, 2021.

Late last month, Virginia became the latest state to end capital punishment, and more repeals could be on the horizon.