Texas death row inmate George Rivas talks in February to a reporter about his role in a jailbreak that led to the murder of a policeman. Rivas was executed Wednesday by lethal injection. Texas has put 479 prisoners to death since resuming capital punishment three decades ago; California has executed 13.
Texas death row inmate George Rivas talks in February to a reporter about his role in a jailbreak that led to the murder of a policeman. Rivas was executed Wednesday by lethal injection. Texas has put 479 prisoners to death since resuming capital punishment three decades ago; California has executed 13.
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Peter Funt | Judicial Depravity
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June 14, 2011 - My local paper carried two stories the other day that underscore the tragic state of the criminal justice system - not just here in California,...
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| AppealDemocrat
Currently, California spends $137 million on capital punishment annually. Keeping offenders in prison costs $11.5 million annually. In these hard financial times for the... ...
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| AppealDemocrat
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Californians to vote on abolishing death penalty
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| indystar.com
A measure to abolish capital punishment in California qualified for the November ballot on Monday, Secretary of State Debra Bowen said. If it passes, the 725 California inmates...
Letter writers will miss her, too
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| DesMoinesRegister.com
Iowa made the move away from the insanity of capital punishment in 1965. Senate President Jack Kibbie, who was in the Senate when that vote was taken, credits the late Gov....
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