Summary: California residents have consistently supported the death penalty since its reinstitution in 1978. Now, a group of retired law enforcement personnel and civil rights groups propose a statewide ballot measure to replace the death penalty with life in prison without parole, even for the state's worst offenders. Retired federal judge James Stiven and California Innocence Project Director Justin Brooks talk about the proposed SAFE Act, which would replace the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole. The measure is proposed for the November 2012 ballot.Download Standard Podcasts
