— from Office of the Governor —
“Today’s decision by the state Supreme Court thankfully ends the death penalty in Washington. The court makes it perfectly clear that capital punishment in our state has been imposed in an ‘arbitrary and racially biased manner,’ is ‘unequally applied’ and serves no criminal justice goal. This is a hugely important moment in our pursuit for equal and fair application of justice.”
In 2014, Inslee declared a moratorium on the death penalty in Washington state, saying at the time it was clear to him that use of capital punishment is inconsistent and unequal.
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This is exactly why my cousin Robert F Utter resigned the WA Supreme Court, in protest, for inequitable application/ administration of this gross punishment. It gives me goose bumps for him to see that the state finally caught up with his judgment. I am happy for justice.
Jay Inslee should run fo president. He is the kind of person we need in the Oval Office.
Decent. Prison reform is badly needed, too.