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Death Penalty Takes Resources Away From Solving Other Murders

By Steve Hall

That's the title of an OpEd in today's Silicon Valley Mercury News, written by Judy Kerr.  She's the Northern California outreach coordinator for California Crime Victims for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.  LINK This month marks the 25th anniversary of the murder of Jeanine Grinsell, who was killed by David Raley in Santa Clara County. A second victim, sexually assaulted and stabbed multiple times, survived and has spent the past 25 years trying to put the memory behind her. Raley was apprehended, convicted and sentenced to California's death row, where he remains today.When I hear stories of inmates on death row for murders that happened decades ago, I am filled with rage against the death penalty, but not for the reasons you might think...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 18, 2010 (boomark / email).