“The Death Penalty and ‘Three Strikes’: The Cost of Crime and Punishment” will be the topic on the “Maddy Report” that airs 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, on KVPT, Ch. 18.1. The program is produced by Fresno State’s Maddy Institute. Joining the discussion will be Carl Adams, Sutter County district attorney and president of the California District Attorneys’ Association; Ignacio Hernandez of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice and Helen Hutchison of the League of Women Voters of California. Sacramento Bee senior editor Dan Morain is the guest commentator. INFO: 559.278.1133.