Exonerations of wrongly
convicted prisoners are at an all-time high. Last month, the governor of
Washington put executions on hold because, since 1981, when the state
last updated its capital punishment laws, a majority of the 32 death
sentences that were imposed were overturned. More than a dozen other
states have also called a halt to executions, for various reasons.
And yet, three former California governors — George Deukmejian, Pete Wilson and Gray Davis — are urging the state to speed up a clearly flawed process of deciding who's to die. Their approach could theoretically limit the state appeals process, which now generally takes 12 to 15 years, to five years.
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This is a LATimes op-ed. Tom
And yet, three former California governors — George Deukmejian, Pete Wilson and Gray Davis — are urging the state to speed up a clearly flawed process of deciding who's to die. Their approach could theoretically limit the state appeals process, which now generally takes 12 to 15 years, to five years.
Read on....
This is a LATimes op-ed. Tom
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