Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry recently announced the state will resume executions, which have not occurred in 15 years, sparking significant debate. While Louisiana’s death row is comparatively small, this move marks a shift in the long-standing moratorium on capital punishment. Landry emphasizes his commitment to not fail victims of violent crimes, asserting that the time for broken promises is over. This decision could influence other states with similar moratoriums, potentially increasing the frequency of executions in the U.S. and challenging ongoing abolitionist sentiments.
Landry claimed. "But that failure of leadership by previous administrations is over. The time for broken promises has ended; we will carry out these sentences, and justice will be dispensed."
All that is now set to change. Earlier this month Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced that the state would start carrying out executions again.
The last involuntary execution occurred in 2002.
Abolitionists have long believed that moratoria on executions, whether formal or informal, are a stepping stone toward abolition in the longer term.
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