Death Penalty Repeal Effort Begins Anew

By Julie Bykowicz, The Sun (Baltimore)Capital punishment opponents said today that they have more co-sponsors than ever on legislation to repeal the state's rarely used death penalty. The announcement comes as the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services acknowledged it would need more time to rewrite the execution procedure -- a process that has so far taken several years and given the state a de facto moratorium.