The 729 on death row murdered at least 1,279 people, with 230 children. 43 were police officers. 211 victims were raped and 319 of them robbed. 66 were killed in execution style and 47 were tortured. 11 murdered other inmates. No “savings.” Alleged savings ignore increased life-time medical costs for aging inmates and require decreased security levels and housing 2-3 inmates per cell rather than one. Rather than spending 23 hours/day in their cell, inmates will be required to work. These changes will lead to increased violence for other inmates and guards and prove unworkable for these killers. No “accountability.” Max earnings for any inmate would amount to $383/year (assuming 100% of earnings went to victims), divided by number of qualifying victims. Hardly accounts for murdering a loved one. No “full enforcement” as 729 inmates do not receive penalty given them by jurors. Also, for the 34,000 inmates serving life sentences, there will be NO increased penalty for killing a guard or another inmate. They’re already serving a life sentence. Liberals are also trying to get rid of life sentences. (Human Rights Watch, Old Behind Bars, 2012.) This would lead to possible paroles for not only the 729 on death row, but the 34,000 other serving life sentences. Remember Charles Manson, Sirhan Sirhan, Darryl Thomas Kemp, Kenneth Allen McDuff, and Bennie Demps? Arguments of innocence bogus. Can’t identify 1 innocent person executed in CA. Can’t identify 1 person on CA’s death row who has exhausted his appeals and has a plausible claim of innocence. See http://cadeathpenalty.webs.com/

Face the facts only 16 people on Death Row have been executed in the last 30 some years & there's over what 700 people waiting to be executed if I heard the news correctly? That's a joke! Our death penalty in reality is more like a life sentence without parole & taxpayers would save millions if we didn't have to go through all the appeals. So even thou I'd like to keep the death penalty in force I don't think it works Maybe someone needs to get the politicians to pass new laws to expedite executions

We don't need to abolish the Death Penalty, what we need is a Judicial System with the cajones to see that they are carried out in a timely manner.

We don't need to abolish the death penalty, we need to abolish the endless appeals that drag on for decades. Guilty of capital murder? Great, get sentenced to death. Get one mandatory appeal for a panel of judges to review the case (within six months of the sentencing date). If those judges conclude the original trial was within the scope of the law, then the accused hangs at sundown that Friday night. Case closed, victim's families can get on with their lives.

How can it be cheaper to keep them in prison the rest of thier life???? No they should be put to death!I know it won't bring who they killed back, but would give families closuer!

Oh yes death row, now what is death row in the state of California? Nothing more than a listing on ones head of which is never carried out! If these people would be marched out of court and hung on the spot the problem would be solved for the tax payers and the prison system!