Saturday, April 22, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: April 22

April 22, 1911 - Minnesota abolished the death penalty on this date, as Governor Adolph O. Eberhart signed a bill making first degree murder punishable by life in prison.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1911



http://www.mnopedia.org/sites/default/files/styles/article_main/public/pof00180.jpg?itok=UsvpipDX


The last person executed by the state of Minnesota took place Feb. 13, 1906. See Feb. 13, 2013 blog.
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