On the Repeal of Death Penalty in California

Check out this op/ed by Allen I. Freehling, Bill Ong Hing and Douglas Ring about abolition of the death penalty.  The three were on the 22-member California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice, which recently issues its final report on improving the administration of California’s death penalty. “We are the only members who are not engaged in law enforcement, criminal prosecution or criminal defense work. The report concluded that if we are to achieve the goals of justice, fairness and accuracy in the administration of the death penalty, and reduce delays, we urgently need to increase funding at every level. While we agree with the commission’s report, after weighing all the testimony and reviewing all the research presented, we wrote separately on behalf of eight commissioners (and endorsed by two others) recommending that the death penalty be repealed . . . .”

KJ