Attorney General No.
11-0035
Secretary of State No.
1512
Description
Repeals death penalty as maximum punishment for persons found guilty of murder and replaces it with life imprisonment without possibility of parole. Applies retroactively to persons already sentenced to death. Requires persons found guilty of murder to work while in prison, with their wages to be applied to any victim restitution fines or orders against them. Creates $100 million fund to be distributed to law enforcement agencies to help solve more homicide and rape cases. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Net savings to the state and counties that could amount to the high tens of millions of dollars annually on a statewide basis due to the elimination of the death penalty. One-time state costs totaling $100 million from 2012-13 through 2015-16 to provide funding to local law enforcement agencies.
Proponents
Jeanne Woodford c/o James C. Harrison (510) 346-6200
Date
10-20-2011
Document Type
Initiative
Qualified
Qualified
Recommended Citation
Death Penalty Repeal. Initiative Statute. California Initiative 1512 (2011).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/1715