The work to repeal the death penalty in Georgia

As pro-life people, we cannot accept the risk of wrongful conviction, leading to the execution of an innocent person. Seven people have already been exonerated from death row here in Georgia. The imposition of the death penalty is riddled with racial bias and unequal justice for the accused. Georgia’s standard for proving intellectual disability is capital cases is the highest in the nation, risking sending people with intellectual disabilities to death. In addition, millions of dollars are spent on capital trials, incarceration, and lengthy appeals. This money should be used for solving other crimes, investing in education to prevent crime, and providing more services to victims and their families. Georgia already leads the way with some of the nation’s strongest pro-life laws.

• A majority of Georgians favor repeal

  In a scientific poll conducted from December 19, 2019 to December 23, 2019, 56% of Georgians favored replacing the death penalty with a sentence of life without parole.  Only 33% opposed repeal with 11% undecided.  The margin of error was +- 4 percentage points.

• Wrongful convictions

  As pro-life people, we cannot accept the risk of wrongful conviction, leading to the execution of an innocent person. Seven people have already been exonerated from death row here in Georgia.

• The death penalty is not cost effective

  Because of the constitutionally-mandated appeals, additional trials and associated housing expenses, the death penalty costs Georgia taxpayers substantially more than sentencing prisoners to life in prison with no possibility of parole.  This money should be used for solving other crimes, investing in education to prevent crime, and providing more services to victims and their families.