California Quote by Gil Garcetti

But these days, there's also a strong economic argument for doing away with capital punishment. With California facing its most severe fiscal crisis in…

— John Van de Kamp

California is now close to spending more on prisons than it does on higher education - surely the death warrant of a civilization.

— Molly Ivins

The death penalty, I think, is a terrible scar on American justice, especially the concept of equal justice under law, but also of due…

— Burke Marshall

I don't know if the question is whether you believe in capital punishment anymore. I think the greater question is its effectiveness and given…

— Tani Cantil-Sakauye

The death penalty exacts a terrible price in dollars, lives and human decency. Rather than tamping down the flames of violence, it fuels them…

— Robert M. Morgenthau

Crimes against children are the most heinous crime. That, for me, would be a reason for capital punishment because children are innocent and need…

— Clint Eastwood

Since I was a law student, I have been against the death penalty. It does not deter. It is severely discriminatory against minorities, especially…

— Ralph Nader

The reality is that capital punishment in America is a lottery. It is a punishment that is shaped by the constraints of poverty, race,…

— Bryan Stevenson

There's a group in California that wants to make suicide a capital offense punishable by death. That's like punishing someone for being on a…

— Bill Engvall

The death penalty is no more effective a deterrent than life imprisonment... It is also evident that the burden of capital punishment falls upon…

— Thurgood Marshall

As I have pointed out time and again, it's a hell of a lot cheaper to send little kids to school than it is…

— Molly Ivins

I think [the death penalty is] very expensive, and the delays are inordinate, delaying closure for the victims' families.

— Rob McKenna