Death penalty opponents Carol Mayfield, from left, Pilar and Ron Jones, Maryellen Rodgers and Mary Anne Cummins gather at historic St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax, Va., to pray for an end to the death penalty in this 2017 file photo. The Virginia House of Delegates voted 57-41 to abolish the death penalty Feb. 5, 2021, two days after the Virginia Senate took the same action in a 21-17 vote. (CNS photo/Zoey Maraist, Catholic Herald)
Feb. 5, 2021
Catholic News Service
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Both the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate have now passed bills that would abolish the death penalty in the state.