The repeal of Delaware’s death penalty inched forward this week with a Senate committee approving the legislation that excludes the 15 inmates currently on death row.
Senator Karen Peterson is cosponsor of the measure.
And, the Stanton Democrat along with other supporters of repeal says that capital punishment is not only costly but has been applied in a morally discriminatory fashion.
This is not the first time that repeal has headed to the full Senate for approval.
But, the measure faces strong opposition in the state House of Representatives from law enforcement and top Democratic leaders. House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf is a retired state trooper who opposes the measure without a provision that would apply the death penalty to those who killed police and correctional officers.
