Indiana House Republicans file bill to repeal state's death penalty

INDIANAPOLIS — Several Statehouse Republicans have filed a bill that would repeal the death penalty next year if passed.

This comes as the state executed death row inmate Joseph Corcoran, the first execution to take place in Indiana in 15 years.

Corcoran put to death in Indiana’s first execution in 15 years
“It’s a human system, and it’s therefore fallible,” Deputy Public Defender Joanna Green said. Green has represented several of Indiana’s death row inmates over the past few decades, including Corcoran.

According to Green, House Bill 1030 is the first time she’s seen Republicans push to repeal the death penalty in Indiana—a move she hopes will gain traction next year.

”We did not hear from anybody in Joe’s case who got solace from his execution, and we do know of people who absolutely did not,” Green said. ”As we learn more science, we see the mistakes that we made, and if the person has been executed, there is no way to resolve that.”

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