Death Penalty

On December 17, 2007, Governor Jon Corzine signed a law abolishing the death penalty in New Jersey. On December 19, 2007, the Coliseum in Rome was lit to mark the occasion.

Bishop Praises New Jersey Lawmakers for Vote to Abolish Death Penalty
A Statement of the Catholic Bishops of New Jersey on the Death Penalty
Statement of Most Reverend John M. Smith to the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee on the Death Penalty (May 10, 2007)