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Is California’s Death Penalty Unconstitutional?
Last July a California judge ruled the death penalty unconstitutional in the case of Ernest D Jones. The reasoning behind the judge’s ruling? It’s taking California too long to kill inmates on Death Row. So long that the sentence amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readLast July a California judge ruled the death penalty unconstitutional in the case of Ernest D Jones. The reasoning behind the judge’s ruling? It’s taking California too long to kill inmates on Death Row. So long that the sentence amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. The last execution in California was carried out nine years ago and there are 746 people on death row. Today, a federal appeals court panel in Pasadena considered the lower court’s decision on Ernest Dwayne Jones. Could we see the end of the death penalty in California?
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- 31:28Remembering Wes Craven
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The full episode
1 of 5 Reconsidering California’s Death Penalty, and Remembering Wes Craven- 0:00Is California’s Death Penalty Unconstitutional?You’re reading this
- 8:24Mr. Smith Goes to Prison
- 24:04Can the US Help Stop the Migrant Crisis?
- 31:28Remembering Wes Craven
- 41:20TV Roundup: VMAs, Narcos, Documentary Now