Santa Clara County Coalition for Alternatives to the
Death Penalty
The Santa Clara County Coalition for Alternatives to the Death
Penalty (SCCCADP) is working to end the use of the death penalty in our county.
Please join our fight to replace this failed policy and help build a community
that is safer for all of us.
NEW RESOURCE: Suggested Questions on
the Death Penalty for District Attorney Candidates
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The voters of Santa Clara County will be asked to choose a new District
Attorney on June 8, 2010. The office of District Attorney is one of
the most powerful elected positions in the county--it is the only
office with the power of life or death. Now is the time for all interested
community members to meet with candidates for District Attorney and
to learn their views on issues that impact the people of our county.
The Santa Clara County Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
asks you to include the death penalty among the issues you raise with
candidates for District Attorney.
Download a set of Suggested
Questions on the Death Penalty for District Attorney Candidates
Share with others. Download our Cover
Letter to accompany the suggested
questions.
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Save $1 Billion
in 5 Years: Suspend the Death Penalty
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As California politicians are working on resolving the budget crisis,
consider that we could save $1 billion in five years by suspending
the death penalty. Here's how:
1. $125 million per year in costs for the death penalty system. According
to the CA Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice, the death
penalty currently costs the state $137 million per year, whereas the
alternative, permanent imprisonment, would cost only $11 million.
2. $400 million for construction of new housing facility for death
row inmates. According to the State Auditor, this is how much it would
cost to build a new facility at San Quentin.
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