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Two years ago, the Connecticut General Assembly voted to repeal the death penalty only to see Governor Rell veto the bill.  With Governor Malloy at the helm, we have a real opportunity to repeal the death penalty in Connecticut this year if we act now. Senate Bill 1035 An Act Repealing the Death Penalty has been voted favorably out of the Judiciary Committee and is now before the senate for a vote.     

Please contact your senator TODAY and ask him/her to VOTE YES ON SB 1035 to repeal the death penalty.  SB 1035 replaces the death penalty with life imprisonment without the possibility of release. At the public hearing on March 7 the LWVCT submitted testimony stating in part, that the death penalty as a deterrent is not provable, the death penalty causes additional harm to victims' families subjecting them to years of media attention, and that the death penalty costs more than life imprisonment without parole. 

Main Switchboard:

Senate Democrats                   (800) 842-1420 or (860) 240-8600

Senate Republicans                 (800) 842-1421 or (860) 240-8800

You can find your senator's e-mail by going to: http://www.cga.ct.gov 

The vote could happen at any time.   Please take action TODAY and then forward this message far and wide.

Thank you.  Together we can make a difference!

Ellen McBride, LWVCT, Death Penalty Specialist
Christine Horrigan, LWVCT, VP of Public Issues
 


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