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Connecticut Senate votes to repeal death penalty in state

(Reuters) - The Connecticut Senate voted on Thursday to repeal the
state's death penalty, moving it one step closer to becoming the fifth
U.S. state in five years to abandon capital punishment.

The Democratic-controlled Senate voted 20-16 to repeal the death penalty
in an early morning vote after 10 hours of debate, and the measure now
moves to the state House of Representatives, where it was seen as having
strong support.

Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy has promised to sign the bill into law.

The measure would replace the death penalty with life in prison without
the possibility of parole. An amendment added on Tuesday provided that
future felons, convicted of life sentences without parole, would be
subject to the same harsh conditions as those inmates currently on Death
Row.