Entries by Bella Sasselli
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Jul 09, 2025
DPI Series: Facts About the Death Penalty — Does the Death Penalty Cost Less Than Life Without Parole?
One of the most common myths about the death penalty is that it costs less than sentencing someone to spend the rest of their life in a maximum security prison, because many assume that the state saves money when an executed person no longer requires confinement in prison, health care, or related expenses. But this assumption has been repeatedly proven to be wrong. Several factors contribute to the high cost of the death penalty, including prosecution and…
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Jun 30, 2025
Hundreds Rally to Urge Commutation of California’s Death Row
On June 26, 2025, more than 200 Californians and representatives of civil rights organizations gathered at the state Capitol to urge California Governor Gavin Newsom to commute all death sentences. Speakers at the gathering called California’s death penalty statute unconstitutional and noted persistent evidence of racial bias, historic ties to lynching, ineffective protection of innocent lives, and high costs. California, home to the nation’s largest death row, is…
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