Overriding the governor's veto, the Nebraska legislature voted 30 - 18 to abolish the death penalty. One of the most solidly red states in the country.
The law is retroactive, so all inmates on death row have automatically been re-sentenced to life without parole.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/28/us/nebraska-abolishes-death-penalty.html
The law is retroactive, so all inmates on death row have automatically been re-sentenced to life without parole.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/28/us/nebraska-abolishes-death-penalty.html