I was a supporter and believer in the death penalty, but I've begun to see that this system doesn't work and it isn't functional. It costs an obscene…

- Gil Garcetti

California's death penalty is ... an incredibly costly penalty, and the money would be better spent keeping kids in school, keeping teachers and coun…

- Gil Garcetti

Spending our tax dollars on actually preventing crimes, instead of pursuing death sentences after they've already been committed, will assure us we w…

- Gil Garcetti