Charles E. Case was sentenced to ... delays that result are emblematic of problems in California’s system for implementing the death penalty. The state hasn’t executed anyone since 2006 ...

One day, in May of 1985, Kevin Cooper first set foot on death row ... In the case of Latinos, they are between three and six times more likely to be sentenced to death. Last year, California ...

Under existing California law, the death penalty can only be pursued in cases where a defendant is charged with murder involving special circumstances, such as multiple homicides or the killing of ...

Price has said her office is engaged in settlement negotiations between lawyers representing inmates on death row whose cases are under review and the California Attorney General’s Office.