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Gov. halts work on new death chamber
By LA Times
Published: 04/23/2007

SACRAMENTO, CA - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday halted construction of a new death chamber at San Quentin State Prison, the latest setback for California's beleaguered capital punishment program.

James E. Tilton, who heads the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, told reporters in a conference call, "The governor has asked me to stop the project." The construction had raised alarm among legislators, who protested that they should have been consulted before the work began. Read more.

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