Abolishes the death penalty in Kentucky and replaces it with life imprisonment without parole.
This bill abolishes the death penalty in Kentucky, replacing it with a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for those convicted of capital offenses. It also removes provisions related to the execution of death sentences and the procedures for challenging a condemned person's sanity. The bill ensures that individuals sentenced to death prior to its effective date will have their sentences commuted to life imprisonment without parole.
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