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Watch Live: Gov. Northam Signs Death Penalty Abolition

Published March 24, 2021 at 2:03 PM EDT

governor speaking — Gov. Ralph Northam at Greenville Correctional, speaking before signing abolition. (Photo: Whittney Evans/VPM News)

Watch live as Gov. Ralph Northam signs a bill banning the death penalty in Virginia.

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