We haven't carried out the death penalty in the state since 1999 with Gary Heidnik being the last person put to death in the state after he waved his appeals and requested the execution be carried out.

It's a massive financial drain on the state to keep it on the books, it doesn't deter crime, and provably innocent people have been executed by the government before.

Life without parole is perfectly capable of keeping dangerous people removed from society while also giving the chance to release those who were convicted incorrectly.