Senate Committee Approves Proposed Law to Reduce Discrimination in Death Penalty Sentencing (Updated)
Posted by Keith Kamisugi 1 Comment Tags: African American, Aundre Heron, California Crime Victims for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, California Racial Justice Act, California Senate, criminal justice, latino, Public Safety Committee, sara jackson, SB 1331, SB1331, Sen. Bob Huff, Sen. Darrell Steinberg, Sen. Dave Cogdill, Sen. Gilbert Cedillo, Sen. Loni Hancock, Sen. Roderick Wright, Senate Bill 1331UPDATE MAY 27, 2010: The Senate Appropriations Committee did not pass out the bill, which effectively kills it for this session. The state Senate Public Safety Committee yesterday approved a bill proposing changes in the criminal justice system to ensure that no one is sentenced to die because of race or ethnicity. Senate Bill 1331, [...]