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Death penalty moratorium in California – what it means for the state and for the nation

  • Written by Hadar Aviram, Professor of Criminal Justice and Corrections, University of California, Hastings
Guards take apart the death penalty chamber at San Quentin State Prison on Wednesday, March 13, 2019California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP

Both celebration – and ire – followed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement of a moratorium on the death penalty in California.

California’s 737 death row inmates...

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