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Utah Senate debate spotlights costs and process of capital punishment as members take up SB189
Utah Senate · March 1, 2016
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Summary
Senators opened a substantial floor debate on SB189 (death-penalty amendments), with proponents of repeal stressing high costs and prolonged appeals. A motion was made to read SB189 for a third time; further action was pending at recess.
Senators debated Senate Bill 189, a measure addressing death-penalty amendments, in a session notable for stark policy arguments about cost, victim closure and the criminal-justice process.
A senator supporting repeal told colleagues that each execution imposes an additional cost on the state and argued the repeated appeals…
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