https://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2023/02/05/shapiro-must-decide-whether-and-how-to-keep-wolf-s-death-penalty-moratorium-in-place/stories/202302050045
With all the concerns raised by the task force, it’s very unlikely that Mr. Shapiro will allow executions to resume, said Kathleen Lucas, executive director of Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.
“We're still the only state in the country that doesn't fund attorneys for people that can't afford to hire one. We've got police and prosecutors who've engaged in serious misconduct. There's one case where the DA's office told the defendant that if he didn't plead guilty, they would seek the death penalty against him. Guess what? He wasn't even eligible for the death penalty,” she said.
“You just can't carry out an execution when you've already been warned that the system is broken. There's no way Gov. Shapiro is going to end the moratorium,” she said.
