The Times podcast: California’s death penalty flip-flops
A death row inmate is escorted back to his East Block cell after spending time in the yard at San Quentin State Prison on Aug. 16, 2016.
(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
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For decades, California voters and politicians have vacillated over the future of the death penalty. Currently, Gov. Gavin Newsom has put a moratorium on them and has ordered that death row at San Quentin State Prison — the largest in the United States — be emptied. Is this the end of the line for capital punishment in the Golden State — for real?
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times columnist Patt Morrison
More reading:
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About The Times
“The Times” is made by columnist Gustavo Arellano, senior producers Denise Guerra, Shannon Lin and Kasia Broussalian and producers Melissa Kaplan, Ashlea Brown and Angel Carreras. Our engineer is Mario Diaz. Our editors are Lauren Raab and Kinsee Morlan. Our executive producers are Jazmín Aguilera and Shani O. Hilton. Our theme song was composed by Andrew Eapen.
