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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, seated center, displays a bill abolishing the death penalty after signing it as he is surrounded by legislators and activists at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Va., Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Gov. Ralph Northam walks past the holding cells next to the death chamber during a tour at the Greensville Correctional Center prior to signing a bill abolishing the state’s death penalty in Jarratt, Va., Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Gov. Ralph Northam, left, stands near a gurney with Greensville Correctional Center warden Larry Edmonds, right, at the Greensville Correctional Center prior to signing a bill abolishing the state’s death penalty in Jarratt, Va., Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, left, looks over a gurney in the death chamber at Greensville Correctional Center with Operations Director George Hinkle, right, prior to signing a bill abolishing the penalty in Jarratt, Va., Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)