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Proposition 34: Death Penalty Debate Heads to Voters for Possible Resolution

Oct 10, 2012 at

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More than 725 people are sitting on California's death row. If Proposition 34 passes next month, their sentences will all be converted to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The measure is the latest chapter in a meandering legal and political dispute over capital punishment.

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Proposition 34: Death Penalty Debate Heads to Voters for Possible Resolution

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