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PJI Statement on Governor Newsom’s Commutation of All California Death Row Sentences
“The death penalty system isn't broken - it's indefensible. Around the country, in California and certainly in Louisiana, the death penalty is arbitrary, riddled with error, and obscenely expensive.”
From The Lens: A year ago, we killed Jessie Hoffman (Op-ed by Samantha Kennedy)
PJI Executive Director, Samantha Kennedy reflects on the efficacies of Louisiana’s death penalty one year after the execution of Jessie Hoffman, the first killed by the state in 15 years.

