Bishop Eugene T. Sutton of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland is leading the campaign to repeal the death penalty in Maryland. First, he and Bishop John Bryson Chane of Washington co-authored an op-ed article for The Washington Post. Now, Sutton can be heard on WTOP radio, and he is quoted in today’s stories in the Post and the Baltimore Sun.
Governor Martin O’Malley supports the bill repealing the death penalty, but Senate President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller Jr. opposes it, and its chances of passing seem slim.