House Governmental Affairs voted against a bill to remove gassing as a form of execution in Louisiana. Jacquelyn Stern with Jews Against Gassing says it was as if the committee ignored their testimony altogether.
Senate Bill 430, which proposes the removal of gassing as a method to carry out the death penalty in Louisiana, failed to pass the House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee on Tuesday, May 21.
Jewish community members who are part of the Jews Against Gassing (JAG) coalition will testify in the House committee on Tuesday, May 21, in favor of Senate Bill 430, which proposes removing the gassing method of execution from Lousiana law.