California Governor Undermines Public Safety and Justice with Veto

California Governor Undermines Public Safety and Justice with Veto:ACLU of Northern California :

"SACRAMENTO – By vetoing three bills that would have helped end wrongful convictions in California, the Governor made it more likely that innocent people will be convicted of crimes they did not commit and the guilty will go free. The ACLU of Northern California regrets the Governor’s decision. SACRAMENTO – By vetoing three bills that would have helped end wrongful convictions in California, the Governor made it more likely that innocent people will be convicted of crimes they did not commit and the guilty will go free. The ACLU of Northern California regrets the Governor’s decision.

“The Governor’s actions mean that wrongful convictions will continue to jeopardize public safety, as every time an innocent person is sent to prison, the true perpetrator remains free to commit more crimes,” said Natasha Minsker, death penalty policy director of the ACLU of Northern California. “Crime victims will continue to experience the trauma that Jennifer Thompson did when she learned that her mistaken eyewitness identification sent the wrong man to prison for assaulting her, leaving the true attacker on the streets for years.”

The bills would have required police recording of custodial interrogations (SB 511), corroboration of jailhouse informant testimony (SB 609), and the development of statewide standards for eyewitness identification procedures (SB 756)."

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