If you listened to The State of California on Monday, you heard about Senate Bill 94, which would let some of California’s most serious convicted killers petition for parole after 20 years behind bars.

We spoke to a former deputy DA and crime victim whose sister was murdered about how bad she thinks this idea is. The bill would allow people convicted of murder with special circumstances before 1990, who were sentenced either to death or life without the possibility of parole, and have served at least 20 years of their sentence, to apply for parole. Advocates for crime victims, prosecutors and law enforcement officials are vehemently opposed to this legislation, saying there is no age limit on evil and it’s wrong to think that just because a convicted killer has been behind bars so long and is aging, means they won’t commit another crime if released.

For the opposing point of view, KCBS Radio political reporter Doug Sovern spoke with the author of this bill, State Senator Dave Cortese of Santa Clara, in today's edition of The State of California.