Senator Bernie Sanders Calls for End to Death Penalty During Senate Speech on Criminal Justice Reform

by Press on October 29, 2015

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WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015 – During a Senate floor speech today on criminal justice reform, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) reiterated his long-standing opposition to the death penalty and called for marijuana to be removed from a list of drugs outlawed by the federal government.