Franklin Zimring

UC Berkeley Law Professor

Contact: zimring@law.berkeley.edu | Website

UC Berkeley law professor who specializes in criminal justice

Franklin Zimring on KCRW

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Voters to Decide on Future of California’s Death Penalty

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