Sidebar With an Expert Capital Litigator
People wonder why I am so adamently opposed to the death penalty, and then stories like this appear in the media and I, in turn, wonder how anyone can support capital punishment.
Sam Milsap’s Mea Culpa
Sam Milsap is a seasoned criminal lawyer with over 30 years experience, and for a long while he served…
In these economic times, there has been significant media coverage of various states considering the banning of the death penalty — not on moral grounds or arguments about its ineffectiveness in crime prevention, but on the simple argument that it costs too much. That’s right: it is cheaper to keep someone incarcerated for the rest…
This week, a national group fighting against the Death Penalty gave a special award to Jeanne Woodford in recognition of her courage in speaking out against the death penalty. Why is Jeanne Woodford so special?
Prison Guard to Warden of San Quentin to Head of State Corrections Department
Well, Mrs. Woodford began her career as…