According to a report by the Associated Press, Gov Shapiro has stated that while he is governor, no one will be executed in Pennsylvania. And Shapiro has called on the state legislature to repeal the death penalty. Shapiro says he will not sign any execution warrants, and says he will grant reprieves to any inmates scheduled for execution. In a statement released yesterday. Shapiro said that he wants to rid PA of the death penalty once and for all, and he wants to work with lawmakers to abolish the death penalty. Shapiro, like his predecessor Tom Wolf, say that the law is unfair and treats different inmates differently. There are currently 101 people on death row in PA.
