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Death Penalty Focus
Actor and anti-death penalty activist, he is president of Death Penalty Focus; author of Just Call Me Mike: My Journey from Actor to Activist
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Mike Farrell
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FROM Mike Farrell
Olney in L.A.
Props 62 and 66: Death penalty Propositions 62 and 66 deal with the death penalty. Proposition 62 would repeal the death penalty in California. It was written by Mike Farrell, a longtime activist, best known for his role in M*A*S*H. Proposition 66 would streamline the death sentence process limiting legal challenges to five years. We look at the pros and cons with Farrell and a Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney.
Scheer Intelligence
Mike Farrell: Putting an end to the death penalty Robert Scheer sits down with actor and activist Mike Farrell to discuss his involvement in the anti death penalty movement.
Which Way, L.A.?
Will Illinois' Direction on the Death Penalty Impact California? Yesterday Democratic Governor Pat Quinn made Illinois the sixteenth state without capital punishment . He said there is no way to design a "perfect" system without the flaws that can lead to discrimination and wrongful convictions. There are 712 prisoners on California's death row, waiting for a federal judge to decide if the death penalty can be administered humanely. Mike Farrell, a self-described "actor, activist, writer and biker," leads the group Death Penalty Focus .
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