Elisabeth Semel Bemoans the Financial Cost of California’s Death Penalty

The Sacramento Bee, May 17, 2009 by Elisabeth Semel
http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/v-print/story/1866190.html

For decades, Democratic and Republican candidates for governor in California have stepped over each other to prove their capital punishment credentials. But public support for the death penalty has dropped dramatically in this state. When money is in short supply here, we would be well served if courage and leadership were not.