Issue Position: Death Penalty

Issue Position

I believe in the death penalty but with reservations. First no one should be put to death if there is any doubt that the person committed a serious crime; DNA has repeatedly shown that some convictions should never have occurred. Secondly, I am bothered by the cost of putting someone to death; it is my understanding in California it is much more expensive to put someone to death than to jail the person in Prison for their lifetime.

Source