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

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.

“When we talk about criminal justice reform, I believe it is time for the United States of America to join almost every other Western, industrialized country on Earth in saying no to…