Missouri HB2153 abolishes the death penalty and mandates life imprisonment without parole for first-degree murder.
Missouri HB2153 eliminates the death penalty in the state, replacing it with life imprisonment without eligibility for parole, probation, or release except by act of the governor for those convicted of first-degree murder. The bill also repeals sections of the Revised Statutes of Missouri related to the death penalty and replaces them with new provisions that reflect this change. The new law ensures that any person sentenced to death prior to the bill's enactment will be re-sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
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