Melanie Bostic (L) and Michael Wharton hold a sign outside of the California State Prison at San Quentin February 9, 2004 in San Quentin, California.
If voters approve Proposition 34 this November, it would mark the end of capital punishment in California. Notorious felons would see their sentences converted to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The California Report's Scott Shafer recently sat down with two prominent district attorneys on opposite sides of the issue: San Francisco's George Gascon and Los Angeles's Steve Cooley.
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