Washington became the 20th state to do away with capital punishment Thursday. There are currently eight people in the state on death row. Cal Coburn Brown, who was executed in 2010, could be the last.

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

Washington's death row. The state of Washington has executed 78 people since 1904, the last in 2010. The state Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the death penalty violates Washington's ...

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

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday announced the suspension of the death penalty in Washington state. Currently, there are nine death row inmates in the state. Here's a brief look at the ...

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday announced the suspension of the death penalty in Washington state. Currently, there are nine death row inmates in the state. Here’s a brief look at ...

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 state has nine convicts on death row, according to the state Department of Corrections: -Jonathan Lee Gentry: was convicted June 26, 1991 of fatally bludgeoning Cassie Holden, 12, on ...

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5087 into law Thursday and repealed a number of state laws, including the state's invalid death penalty statute declared unconstitutional by the ...

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, 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 ...