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Should California execute these 749 death row inmates? This database chronicles all their crimes and time spent waiting to die

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That’s the question facing Californians at the voting booth. A yes vote on Proposition 62 would end the death penalty and change sentences to life without parole. A yes vote on Proposition 66 would speed up the legal process leading to an execution. The state hasn’t executed a prisoner in a decade. Thirteen men have been put to death since the death penalty was restored here in 1978.

Here’s a look at the 728 men and 21 women currently on death row. Click on the photos to learn more about the crimes that put them there.

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