Since 1608, Virginia has executed more people than any other state. It may now abolish the death penalty.
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Correctional officers stand at the entrance to the Greensville Correctional Center Nov. 10, 2009 near Jarratt, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/TNS) Since 1608, Virginia has executed more people than any other state. It may now abolish the death penalty. But after more than 400 years, the state’s days of capital punishment may be numbered. Though Virginia has executed more people than any other state since Colonial times, it’s been nearly four years since its last execution — and 10 years since juries handed down the state’s last two death sentences. Ther...
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