[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----ILL., CALIF., ORE.

2019-10-14 Thread Rick Halperin
October 14 ILLINOIS: State lawmaker files bill to reinstate death penalty in Illinois A state lawmaker filed a bill Thursday calling for the reinstatement of the death sentence in Illinois. Republican Rep. David McSweeney's bill, HB 3915, would "serve as a deterrent to violent

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----ILL., CALIF., ORE., USA

2019-09-05 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 5 ILLINOIS: Republican lawmaker to introduce death penalty bill A Republican state lawmaker is calling for the resurrection of the death penalty in Illinois after two mass shootings in the U.S. and recent gun violence in Chicago. Barrington Hills Rep. David McSweeney said he