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Debating the Death Penalty
February 8, 2006
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The recent California state executions of Stanley "Tookie" Williams and Clarence Ray Allen re-ignited the debate over the death penalty. The state taking a life: is it justice for the victim or revenge for a crime committed?
On this edition, we'll hear from several sides of the argument, and about what two California lawmakers are doing to halt future executions.
Featuring:
Bill Pelke, chairman, National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty; Aaron Owens, former death row inmate; Harriet Salarno, mother of murdered woman and death penalty supporter; Stefanie Foucher, program director, Death Penalty Focus; Natasha Minsker, director of death penalty policy, ACLU of Northern California; Maggie Elvey, executive assistant, Crime Victims United of California.
This week's host: Tena Rubio.
Contributing producers: Sarah Olson, Emily Polk.
For more information:
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
1717 K Street NW, Suite 510
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-331-4090; info@ncadp.org
www.ncadp.org
Death Penalty Focus
870 Market Street, Suite 859
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-243-0143; info@deathpenalty.org
www.deathpenalty.org
ACLU of Northern California
1663 Mission Street, Suite 460
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-621-2493
www.aclunc.org
Crime Victims United of California
1346 N. Market Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95834
916-928-4797; mail@crimevictimsunited.com
www.crimevictimsunited.com