The House of Delegates has passed a bill replacing the death penalty with life in prison without parole. The governor of the US state has been supporting the bill and promised to sign it into law.
Witness to Innocence, an organisation that successfully supported the Maryland repeal campaign by raising the profile of death row inmates who had a narrow escape when their conviction was overturned before their execution, commented on Facebook: “It is a truly historic day. The death penalty in Maryland has been eliminated as it should be.”IT'S OFFICIAL! 82 votes to 56 votes, #MDRepeal passes!
— DPFocus (@DPFocus) March 15, 2013