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USA - Iowa. Bill to reinstate death penalty (SF 320)
February 26, 2025: February 26, 2025 - Iowa. Bill to reinstate death penalty (SF 320)
A Senate subcommittee advanced this year’s proposal to reinstate the death penalty in Iowa in cases where a person is found guilty of the intentional killing of a peace officer.
Iowa abolished capital punishment in 1965. But Republican lawmakers have proposed bringing back the practice for specific crimes multiple times in recent years. In 2024, lawmakers considered a proposal to reinstate the death penalty for cases in which a person is convicted of first-degree murder for intentionally killing a police officer or prison employee.
The 2025 bill, Senate File 320, advanced out of a Senate subcommittee Wednesday.
Jen Rathje, a legislative liaison with the Iowa Department of Corrections, said reviving the death penalty in the state would cost an estimated $3.45 million or more "to construct a structure that would be utilized to carry out the executions."
She said the cost of a single execution would total an estimated $9,000.
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/02/26/senate-panel-advances-death-penalty-bill-for-murder-of-peace-officers/
https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/27/iowa-bill-adds-death-penalty-for-murder-of-law-enforcement-officer/80482818007/ (Source: Iowa Capital Dispatch, 26/02/2025)
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