This op-ed originally appeared in Townhall.
Editor’s Note: This column was co-authored by Timothy Head.
In the last two weeks, several major developments relating to the death penalty occurred across multiple states and they had one significant, yet surprising, thing in common: all of the efforts to remove death sentences or reform death penalty procedures were led by conservative Republicans. What was especially remarkable was that these leaders recognized serious errors in individual cases and systemic failings within the justice system and they took decisive, bold action. These actions are part of a growing trend by conservatives who, while not always opposed to capital punishment, are raising concerns about its application, especially about the level of confidence we should have in the systems’ ability to get it right.
Read the full op-ed in Townhall.
