Gov. Shapiro Calls for Abolition of the Death Penalty, Refuses to Sign Death Warrants

By Tom MacDonald | WHYY

Published February 20, 2023 at 9:35 PM EST

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Governor Josh Shapiro announced that he will not issue any execution warrants during his term and called on the General Assembly to abolish the death penalty.

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The new governor of Pennsylvania has made a major criminal justice decision a week after the first execution warrant came to his desk. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports.

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(Original air-date: 2/17/23)

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WHYY reporter Tom MacDonald is a lifelong Philadelphia-area resident who has worked in the region since the mid-1980s. Tom started in commercial radio covering the MOVE standoff with police for WFIL-AM. He was also City Hall Bureau Chief, covering government and politics for more than a decade, for WWDB-FM.

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