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On May 1, 2009 the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation proposed new regulations for lethal injection procedures in California. This triggered a 60-day public comment period that ended in a public hearing in Sacramento on June 30.
By the end the hearing:
After the hearing, more than 200 participants marched to the capitol to call on the Governor to convert all death sentences and save the state $1 billion in the next 5 years.
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Sign the petition calling on Gov. Schwarzenegger to convert all death sentences and save taxpayers $1 billion in 5 years.

Frequently Asked Questions About the Costs of California's Death Penalty
Updated Reports: California Still the Highest Spender on the Death Penalty

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News Coverage
Death Penalty too Costly. Stockton Record Editoral (5/7/2009)
Crime Victims Week - Death Penalty Alternatives by Judy Kerr, Spokesperson for California Crime Victims for Altneratives to the Death Penalty. California Progress Report (4/27/2009)
A Month of Killing, More on the Way? Opinion Piece by Norm Stamper, 29-Year Veteran of the San Diego Police Department. Huffington Post (4/14/2009)
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Watch this video to learn how California could save $1 billion in five years by ending the death penalty.
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1st Person: Kill the Death Penalty. Delane Sims on KALW
California First Amendment Coalition v. Calderon
Pacific News Service v. Woodford
Updated Reports: California Still the Highest Spender on the Death Penalty
The Truth About Life Without Parole: Condemned to Die in Prison
Families of Murder Victims Speak Out Against the Death Penalty
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