Entries tagged with “California Committee on Revision of the Penal Code”

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May 25, 2021

California Committee on Revision of Penal Code Recommends Repeal of Death Penalty

A committee created by the California state legislature to study the state’s penal code and propose improvements in the law has recommended that California repeal its death penalty and expeditiously reduce the size of its death row. At th…

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Recent Legislative Activity

Nov 23, 2021

California Penal Code Committee Recommends Repealing State’s Death Penalty

The Committee on Revision of the Penal Code, created by the California state legislature to review the state’s criminal laws, has issued a report unanimously recommending that the state repeal its death penalty. T…