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What the ruling in favor of CA death penalty means for those on death row

The lethal injection room at San Quentin Prison in California.
The lethal injection room at San Quentin Prison in California.
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California Department of Corrections
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Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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What the ruling in favor of CA death penalty means for those on death row

Yesterday, a federal appeals panel overturned a previous ruling that California's capital punishment system is unconstitutional.

The case in question dates back to a death sentence doled out twenty years ago.

Ellen Kreitzberg, law professor at Santa Clara University, joined Take Two to discuss the ruling and what it means for the future of executions in California.

To hear the full interview, click the link above.