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U.S. Federal District Judge Jeremy Fogel has found pervasive
problems with how the California prison system carries out
executions. Now the Governor has announced that prison officials and his staff
will try to correct the execution procedures so that executions can resume. This
response is wholly insufficient. California’s death penalty is broken from
beginning to end. The Governor must act to correct all of the problems with California’s death
penalty system.
Serious problems plague the entire death penalty system including:
The California Senate has recognized the need for more substantial review of the state’s criminal justice system generally and the death penalty specifically by creating the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice to investigate the “causes of wrongful conviction and wrongful execution” in California. The Commission has already begun issuing recommendations, supported by the Attorney General and the California District Attorneys’ Association. The Governor, however, blocked these reforms by vetoing three bills in October.
The Governor’s decision to “tweak” California’s execution procedures is a wholly inadequate response to these systemic problems. The Governor must support implementation of all of the Commission’s recommendations if California’s criminal justice system is ever to be fixed.
The Governor should:


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News Coverage
Death Penalty too Costly. Stockton Record Editoral (5/7/2009)
Crime Victims Week - Death Penalty Alternatives by Judy Kerr, Spokesperson for California Crime Victims for Altneratives to the Death Penalty. California Progress Report (4/27/2009)
A Month of Killing, More on the Way? Opinion Piece by Norm Stamper, 29-Year Veteran of the San Diego Police Department. Huffington Post (4/14/2009)
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Watch this video to learn how California could save $1 billion in five years by ending the death penalty.
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1st Person: Kill the Death Penalty. Delane Sims on KALW
California First Amendment Coalition v. Calderon
Pacific News Service v. Woodford
Updated Reports: California Still the Highest Spender on the Death Penalty
The Truth About Life Without Parole: Condemned to Die in Prison
Families of Murder Victims Speak Out Against the Death Penalty
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