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Mar 12, 2019 · As long as Newsom’s moratorium continues, no one will be put to death. And as of December 7, 2020, Los Angeles County prosecutors will no longer seek the death penalty. Capital punishment — the death penalty — is the most serious punishment society can impose on someone for committing a crime.
- Legality. The United States is one of 55 countries globally with a legal death penalty, according to Amnesty International. As of Mar. 24, 2021, within the US, 27 states had a legal death penalty (though 3 of those states had a moratorium on the punishment’s use).
- Life without Parole. Life without Parole (also called LWOP) is suggested by some as an alternative punishment for the death penalty. PRO. Proponents of replacing the death penalty with life without parole argue that imprisoning someone for the duration of their life is more humane than the death penalty, that LWOP is a more fitting penalty that allows the criminal to think about what they’ve done, and that LWOP reduces the chances of executing an innocent person.
- Deterrence. One of the main justifications for maintaining a death penalty is that the punishment may prevent people from committing crimes so as to not risk being sentenced to death.
- Retribution. Retribution in this debate is the idea that the death penalty is needed to bring about justice for the victims, the victims’ families, and/or society at large.
Nov 23, 2021 · The Committee on Revision of the Penal Code, created by the California state legislature to review the state’s criminal laws, has issued a report unanimously recommending that the state repeal its death penalty.
Feb 9, 2022 · Instead of outright abolition, opponents of the California death penalty are pushing legislation to limit death sentences. But the blowback to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to dismantle Death Row at San Quentin demonstrates the political risk.
- Capitol Reporter
Mar 20, 2019 · California’s death penalty has been at an impasse for decades. The state has not put anyone to death since ’s execution in 2006. The state’s use of lethal injections was . Twice – once in...
- Hadar Aviram
As of October 2024, official California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) records show that there are 620 inmates awaiting execution in California, the lowest it has been since 2011, primarily due to suicide, death from other causes, fewer juries willing to sentence people to death, and resentencings by newly elected district ...
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Dec 3, 2021 · Here’s a better one: End the death penalty in California once and for all. Of course, there are stronger reasons for getting rid of capital punishment than the slowness of the legal process.
