Gov. Tom Wolf on Feb. 13 announced a moratorium on the death penalty in Pennsylvania, in a move that drew a polarized reaction.
Wolf said the moratorium will stay in effect until he receives and reviews an expected report from a state task force on capital punishment, and until all concerns raised in that report are addressed. He also granted a temporary reprieve to inmate Terrance Williams, who was scheduled to be executed March 4.
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