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For Some, Fixing the Death Penalty Means Speeding Up Executions

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The death penalty evokes strong feelings for and against it. California has nearly 750 inmates on death row, but the last execution was more than a decade ago. Backers of capital punishment are supporting Proposition 66 in hopes of speeding up the legal appeals process so that death sentences are carried out more quickly.

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