Repeal Maryland's death penalty

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Maryland stands on the brink of becoming the 18th state in the country to abolish the death penalty. We need to show legislators that there is overwhelming support for repeal from the citizens of Maryland. Please join us in urging Senate President Mike Miller and the General Assembly to bring repeal legislation to a full vote.

Here's the letter we'll send to Maryland Senate President Mike Miller and the General Assembly on your behalf. You can add a personal comment using the box to the right.

 

Dear Senate President Miller and members of the Maryland General Assembly:

You have an opportunity to show leadership and help to repeal the death penalty in the State of Maryland. In 10 of the last 12 General Assembly sessions, bills have been introduced to repeal the death penalty but have not made it to a full vote. You have the power to make sure repeal legislation reaches the floor in 2013. 

A pervasive racial prejudice in the application of the death penalty exists at both the state and federal levels. The Maryland Senate has repeatedly called attention to the fact that inequities in the system make it impossible to eliminate the risk of killing innocent people.
 
As a result, a growing number of states have voted to repeal their death penalty statutes. If you pass a repeal bill, Maryland will become the 18th state in the country without a death penalty statute. In the past five years alone, five states — New York, New Jersey, New Mexico, Illinois and Connecticut — have voted to repeal the death penalty because it cannot be fairly administered. Oregon’s governor declared a moratorium on executions last fall. Montana has similarly moved closer to repeal.

It's time to wipe this archaic statute from the books. Please work to ensure the passage of repeal legislation and join the growing call across the nation for an end to the death penalty.

Sincerely,

[Your name]

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