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| Death penalty process "dysfunctional" |
| By The Los Angeles Times |
| Published: 06/30/2008 |
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CALIFORNIA - California's administration of the death penalty is "dysfunctional" and "close to collapse," plagued by delays of nearly twice the national average from sentencing to execution and drowning under a backlog of cases, a state commission reported today. In its final report, the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice said the state's death row of 670 inmates -- the largest in the nation -- will continue to swell unless the state nearly doubles what it now spends on attorneys for inmates or changes sentencing laws. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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