News Source: The Daily Cardinal
| 8 months ago
Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., who is sponsoring a bill to abolish federal executions. U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., reintroduced a bill to abolish the federal death penalty Thursday, calling the practice ineffective and racially biased. “I oppose...
News Source: The Daily Cardinal
| 8 months ago
In light of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson’s decision to repeal capital punishment in New Mexico, Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., is re-introducing legislation to eliminate the death penalty in the United States, a policy already in place in Wisconsin.