Karl Keys reports that the Assembly voted 44-36 to abolish the state's death penalty. Governor Jon Corzine has said that he will sign the bill into law. AP has, "N.J. Lawmakers Vote to Ban Death Penalty."
The New Jersey Assembly approved legislation Thursday to abolish the state's death penalty, making Gov. Jon S. Corzine's signature as the only step left before the state becomes the first in four decades to ban executions.
Lawmakers voted 44-36 to replace the death sentence with life in prison without parole. Corzine, a Democrat, has said he will sign the bill within a week.
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