Question: (CNN) -- The Connecticut Senate on Thursday voted to repeal the death penalty, setting the stage for Connecticut to join several states that have recently abolished capital punishment.

In the last five years, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Illinois have repealed the death penalty. California voters will decide the issue in November.

The bill now goes to the House of Representatives, where it is also expected to pass. Gov. Dannel Malloy, a Democrat, has vowed to sign the measure into law should it reach his desk, his office said.

"For everyone, it's a vote of conscience," said Senate President Donald Williams Jr., a Democrat who says he's long supported a repeal. "We have a majority of legislators in Connecticut in favor of this so that the energies of our criminal justice system can be focused in a more appropriate manner."

In 2009, state lawmakers in both houses tried to pass a similar bill, but were ultimately blocked by then-Gov. Jodi Rell, a Republican.

Capital punishment has existed in Connecticut since its colonial days. But the state was forced to review its death penalty laws beginning in 1972 when a Supreme Court decision required greater consistency in its application. A moratorium was then imposed until a 1976 court decision upheld the constitutionality of capital punishment.

Since then, Connecticut juries have handed down 15 death sentences. Of those, only one person has actually been executed, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, a nonpartisan group that studies death penalty laws.

Michael Ross, a convicted serial killer, was put to death by lethal injection in 2005 after giving up his appeals. 1. Can you tell me some states which have recently repealed the death penalty?
2. How long has Connecticut had the death penalty?
3. Was the practice ever placed on a moratorium? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Illinois
2. Since 1976
3. Yes

Q: Andi Davise, 49, regularly crossed the trail through the Phoenix Mountains Preserve with a few other hikers before sunrise. This morning, however, she met nobody and heard only the sounds of animals. Some time later, Andi got to the steep slope , she climbed up to the top by using her hands. When she finally reached the top, she noticed a dark shape several inches from her left foot. She was frightened and then looked carefully. "It's a dog and it's dead." she said to herself. It took her a few seconds to realize that the dog's eyes were open. A thin, dirty bull dog was looking at her. She greeted in a low and soft voice to show she was friendly. The bull dog shook when he heard her voice. Andi inched closer and dropped some water into the dog's mouth. He tried to stand up but failed. Something was wrong with his left front leg. Andi pulled out her phone to contact her husband, Jason, but he didn't _ . She knew that if she didn't carry the dog down the mountain, he would die. She carefully put her arms under the dog's body. He was so weak that he fell into her chest. Andi had great trouble going down the steep, rocky mountainside with the 50-pound animal in her arms. Even her arms and back started aching, she didn't give up. The trip up had taken 30 minutes while going back down took twice that. Andi's husband received her messages at last. He and their son, Justin, jumped into the car and drove to pick up Andi. Later that morning, an X-ray showed that the bull dog was badly hurt, he was likely to lose his left leg. A few days later, the Davises returned to the animal hospital. "The first thing he did was to give me a kiss, then he went right to my son." Andi said. They named the dog Elijah and brought him home that day.

1. A dog.
2. A bull dog.
3. No.
4. 50 pounds.
5. No.
6. The Phoenix Mountains Preserve trail.
7. Hiking.
8. No.
9. Her husband didn't answer her.
10. No.
11. His left front leg was broken.
12. Down with the dog.
13. Yes.
14. Her husband.
15. No.
16. Eventually.
17. He drove to pick up Andi.
18. No.
19. Their son.
20. Justin.

Numbered questions:
1. What did Andi bring down the mountain?
2. what kind of dog?
3. was it light?
4. how much did it weigh?
5. was it easy for her to carry?
6. where did she find the dog?
7. what was she doing there?
8. was she with people?
9. why did she have to carry the dog?
10. was the dog totally healthy?
11. what was wrong with it?
12. did it take her longer to hike up alone or down with the dog?
13. did she try and call for help?
14. who did she call?
15. did he answer?
16. did he get her message?
17. what did he do then?
18. alone?
19. who was he with?
20. what was his name?

input: CHAPTER XX

THE PLUNGE

Supper was over at the Farnam homestead and Agatha enjoyed the cool of the evening on the veranda with her hosts and George. The school had closed for the holidays, and George had arrived as the meal from which they had just got up was served. Although he had not stated his object yet, Agatha knew why he had come and shrank from the vigorous protest she expected him to make. In the meantime, she had something else to think about and listened for the noise of wheels.

Farnam's hired man had driven across to the settlement in the afternoon and she wondered, rather anxiously, whether he would bring her a telegram. She had written to Thirlwell, telling him when she would be ready to begin her search for the ore, and now waited his reply. Her letter might take some time to reach him, and she must allow for his messenger's journey to the railroad from the mine; but she knew she would feel restless until the answer came.

The evening was calm, the air was fresher than in the city, and she found the quiet soothing. A field of timothy grass near the house rippled languidly, the dark heads rising stiffly upright when the faint breeze dropped. Sometimes there was a movement among the tall blades and feathery plumes of the Indian corn, and then the rustle stopped and everything was still. Beyond the zig-zag fence, the fruit trees ran back in rows that converged and melted into a blurred mass at the edge of the bush. The narrow landscape had no prominent feature. It was smooth and calm, and Agatha found it rested her eyes and brain. She wanted to be tranquil, but must shortly rouse herself when Mrs. Farnam and George began their joint attack. George had an ominously determined look, and she knew Mabel would give him her support. 1. Did they already have dinner?
2. Where?
3. who are guests at the house?
4. Is George a guest?
5. Did he get there in time to eat?
6. Why is school not in session?
7. Where are they hanging out?
8. What time of day is it?
9. How's the temperature?
10. What does she want to hear?
11. Is she expecting something?
12. Who might deliver it?
13. who is it from?
14. How is the wait making her feel?
15. Where is Thirlwell?
16. Do they grow crops here?
17. What is one of them?
18. Do you know of another?
19. Who will team up for an assault? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. yes
2. at the Farnam homestead
3. Agatha
4. no
5. no
6. The school had closed for the holidays
7. on the veranda
8. evening
9. it was cool
10. the noise of wheels.
11. a telegram.
12. Farnam's hired man
13. Thirlwell
14. anxious
15. the mine;
16. yes
17. Indian corn
18. fruit trees
19. Mrs. Farnam and George