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Nebraska Death Penalty Changes Get Public Hearing

Nebraska Death Penalty Changes Get Public Hearing

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Nebraskans weighed in on the proposed changes to the death penalty protocol during a public hearing in Lincoln, with most of the nearly 50 people attending opposed.
State Senator Ernie Chambers of Omaha, who sponsored the bill to repeal the death penalty, dismisses the vote which overturned the Unicameral’s action. . .

Yet, Bob Evnen with Nebraskans for the Death Penalty suggests most speaking in opposition aren’t really against the proposed protocol. . .

The testimony will be passed along to officials at the Department of Correctional Services.

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