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Announced he would not sign any execution warrants during his term as Governor and called on the General Assembly to abolish the death penalty.
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For the first time in Pennsylvania history, the Governor secured funding for indigent defense, ensuring public defenders have the resources they need to provide legal representation to every Pennsylvanian.
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Opposed mandatory sentences of life in prison without parole for second degree murder.
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Supported the federal proposal to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III.
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Signed the Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act into law, which reformed the way women were treated in prison.
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Announced he would not sign any execution warrants during his term as Governor and called on the General Assembly to abolish the death penalty.
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For the first time in Pennsylvania history, the Governor secured funding for indigent defense, ensuring public defenders have the resources they need to provide legal representation to every Pennsylvanian.
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Opposed mandatory sentences of life in prison without parole for second degree murder.
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Supported the federal proposal to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III.
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Signed the Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act into law, which reformed the way women were treated in prison.