Government
The abolition of the death penalty in Maryland is one step closer to reality with a preliminary vote by the House of Delegates Wednesday night. The House debated the bill for more th...
Government
A majority of Marylanders surveyed in a newly released poll say they favor retaining the death penalty in Maryland but appear to prefer life in prison without parole as a punishment for m...
Government
One week after the Maryland Senate passed a bill to repeal the state’s death penalty, the House of Delegates is poised to do the same. But in spite of the expected success of Gov. Ma...
Government
The effort to repeal the death penalty in Maryland was stalled by the vote of one Baltimore County Democratic senator but it may pass this year because of another. Sen. Bobby Zirkin ...
Government
By HALEY BULL, Capital News Service As the legislature nears a vote on repealing the death penalty, capital punishment proponents are raising questions about the fate of the five i...
