TRENTON – Senator Raymond J. Lesniak, sponsor of the law enacted last year to abolish the death penalty in New Jersey and author of The Road to Abolition: How New Jersey Abolished the Death Penalty, issued the following statement after the U.S.

CARABALLO & BATEMAN: DEATH PENALTY REPEAL RECEIVES FINAL LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL

Measure Would Replace Never-Used Statute with Life Imprisonment without Parole

(TRENTON) - Assemblymen Wilfredo Caraballo and Christopher "Kip" Bateman today applauded the General Assembly for heeding the findings of the New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission and giving final legislative approval to a measure to abolish the state's capital punishment law and replace it with a sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of parole.

Assembly Republicans Seek to retain the Death Penalty for the Worst Offenders

Argue the Voters Should Consider the Issue Directly

Assembly Republicans, appalled at the utter contempt that the Democrat-controlled leadership is showing for the people of New Jersey in conspiring to rush a bill through the lame-duck Legislature that would eliminate the death penalty despite strong public opposition to the scheme, plan on offering a series of amendments to the pending bill that would better reflect the will of the people.

CARABALLO & BATEMAN: DEATH PENALTY REPEAL ON TRACK FOR FINAL PASSAGE THURSDAY

Measure Would Replace Never-Used Statute with Life Imprisonment without Parole

(TRENTON) - Assemblymen Wilfredo Caraballo and Christopher "Kip" Bateman today urged a key Assembly panel to heed the findings of the New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission and abolish the state's capital punishment law and replace it with a sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of parole.

TRENTON –  Senator Shirley K. Turner, prime sponsor of S-171, the legislation that would replace the death penalty in New Jersey with life in prison without parole, made the follow statement today after the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee approved the bill:

CARABALLO: BIPARTISAN DEATH PENALTY REPEAL
'BASED ON FACTS, NOT POLITICS'

(NEWARK) - Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Wilfredo Caraballo (D-Newark) - sponsor of legislation (A-3716) to replace New Jersey's unused death penalty with life imprisonment without possibility of parole - issued the following statement in response to a press conference held earlier today by Senator Gerald Cardinale:

Child Murderers/Rapists, Cop Killers &Terrorists to Face Lenient Treatment under Trenton Democrat’s Plan

Senator Gerald Cardinale, (R-39), issued the following statement regarding Speaker Joseph Roberts announcement that he intends to move forward towards the abolishment of capital punishment in New Jersey during the lame duck session of the legislature.