USA - Mississippi. Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 196 to expand death penalty

USA - Mississippi

25 March 2025 :

March 5, 2025 - Mississippi. (SB 196) Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 196 that would make statutory rape in the first degree and sexual trafficking of a child in the first degree death-eligible crimes. If enacted, it would only apply to offenses committed on or after August 28, 2025.

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/facts-and-research/data/recent-legislative-activity

(Source: DPIC, 05/03/2025)

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