Earlier this summer, California State Senator Lori Hancock introduced a death penalty repeal bill (SB-490), after a study found that her state spends the exorbitant amount of $184 million dollars annually to keep capital punishment on the books.

The bill has already passed its first committee hurdle, and will have another hearing next week.

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Senator Hancock applauded the bill’s momentum, stating, “This is a welcome first step to correcting an expensive failure of our justice system.” Of capital punishment in California, she said:  ”It is not protecting us; it is bankrupting us.”

Let California lawmakers know that you support this bill.