Death penalty law unlikely to pass Iowa Legislature this year
Iowa abolished the death penalty in 1965, but lawmakers have repeatedly drafted proposals to bring it back in some limited instances.
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Iowa abolished the death penalty in 1965, but lawmakers have repeatedly drafted proposals to bring it back in some limited instances.
Unfortunately, there is a long history of child labor abuses in the United States, which opponents of the bill argue could be repeated if the laws are relaxed.
Iowa has not had the death penalty since 1965, though GOP lawmakers have regularly brought up reinstating capital punishment.
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Iowa abolished the death penalty in 1965, but lawmakers have repeatedly drafted proposals to bring it back in some limited instances.