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Inmate Set to Be Executed Chooses Firing Squad but Calls His Options Unconstitutional


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In less than two weeks, Richard Bernard Moore is set to be executed in South Carolina. The method he chose is firing squad. If this goes through he will be fourth prisoner in the country to die that way since 1976. Because of a law passed last year, it made the electric chair the default method of execution if lethal injection drugs could not be obtained. Moore chose firing squad because he opposes the electric chair, but still said that his two choices were unconstitutional. He is scheduled to be shot in the heart by 3 riflemen on April 29. Andrea Salcedo, reporter at the Washington Post, joins us for more.


Next, California may have reached a turning point when it comes to crime and homelessness. One of the bluest states in the country, CA has voted for policies aimed at reshaping criminal justice, but polls are showing a growing dissatisfaction with the direction that the state is going and has fueled recall efforts of progressive district attorneys in LA and SF. Christal Hayes, national correspondent at USA Today, joins us for how crime data tells a complicated story despite all the headlines and crimes that people have witnessed.

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