The death penalty was abolished in Washington state Thursday after Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law eliminating the state-sanctioned punishment.

BELLINGHAM — Washington state has officially abolished the death penalty. Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5087 on Thursday, which removes state laws that Washington’s Supreme ...

Washington officially abolished the use of the death penalty in the Democrat-led state this week when Gov. Jay Inslee signed bill 5087. Fox News Media Fox Business ...

(CNN) — The death penalty was abolished in Washington state Thursday after Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law eliminating the state-sanctioned punishment. Besides the death ...

Many inmates on death row nationwide and scores of others affected by their cases — including victims’ loved ones — have been left in a state of limbo that can stretch on indefinitely ...

Still, even though it’s been 14 years since the state has put anyone to death, feelings about ending the practice are mixed around Washington. That’s understandable.

The death penalty was abolished in Washington state Thursday after Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law eliminating the state-sanctioned punishment. Besides the death penalty, Senate ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Washington state has officially abolished the death penalty. Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5087 on Friday, which removes state laws that Washington’s ...