The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. March 24, 2020 Colorado Abolishes Death Penalty -------------------------------- In Colorado, Governor Jared Polis signed into law a bill abolishing the death penalty and commuting the sentences of three men on Colorado's death row to life in prison. Colorado joins 21 states and the District of Columbia, which have already banned the death penalty. .