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Criminal

Aug. 6, 2002

Viewers May See Execution Preparations, Panel Decide

LOS ANGELES - Since California abolished public executions in 1858, capital punishment gradually has receded from public view, moving from hangings behind prison walls to the gas chamber and finally to a curtained lethal injection room concealed from all but a few invited guests.

By David Houston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - Since California abolished public executions in 1858, capital punishment gradually has receded from public view, moving from hangings behind prison walls to the gas chamber and...

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