On 14 February, by a vote of 26 to 24, which has seen all favor the Democrats and four Republicans, the Senate of Montana approved a bill to repeal the penalty death and replace it with life imprisonment without parole.
Senator David Wanzenried, who presented the bill, said that the death penalty is a just punishment, does not benefit the victims, nor does it serve as a deterrent to murder. He added that "the current system can not be made fair nor infallible."
Other concerns of the supporters of the bill are the high risk of miscarriage of justice, the disproportionate use of capital punishment against racial minorities and the poor, and implementation costs.
The bill faces another procedural vote in the Senate and then be sent to the Chamber.
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