Death Penalty

 

Dear Governor, Cut This: The Death Penalty!

At a time of fiscal crisis, when there are more needs than dollars, we're calling on Sacramento to cut the death penalty. We would save $1 billion in five years without releasing a single prisoner or jeopardizing public safety—$1 billion that could be spent on education and vital social services for Californians.

We know that advocates and community members from across the state are fighting to ensure that the vital social services that make the safety net for California's most vulnerable populations aren't slashed. We're here with a small piece of the solution. Need to cut something? Cut this: the death penalty.

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The Death Penalty is a Woman's Issue Too.
The anti-death penalty movement in California is expanding and gaining momentum. Our core base of activists—people concerned about the inequities of the criminal justice system and people of faith—are finding coalition with activists from other movements, movements whose core issue is not ending the death penalty. California Now—the largest state based feminist organization in the US—joined the fight against new execution regulations in California. Some might be surprised that a group focused on women’s issues would take a stand against the death penalty. But the death penalty is a woman’s issue too.
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Frequently Asked Questions About the Costs of California's Death Penalty
Many people are surprised to learn that it costs more to sentence someone to execution than permanent imprisonment, also known as life without parole. This page draws key findings from the ACLU-NC's report The Hidden Death Tax: The Secret Cost of Seeking Executions in California to answers some common questions about the costs of California's death penalty system.
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New Report - Death in Decline '09
As the United States moves away from death sentences to permanent imprisonment, California—particularly Los Angeles County—lags behind, according to a new report on the death penalty by the ACLU of Northern California.
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