On Tuesday, the Maryland State Senate is expected to vote on legislation that would repeal the state’s death penalty and replace it with life without parole. Send a note to your Senator to show your support for a repeal of the death penalty.

Last year, we came together as One Maryland to achieve the second largest reduction in homicides since 1985. The death penalty was on the books—and had absolutely nothing to do with that life-saving work.

As mayor of Baltimore, Governor O’Malley witnessed horrendous crimes that called out for justice. The death penalty was on the books—and did absolutely nothing to prevent these awful crimes or help reduce violent crime by 40 percent.

And the death penalty has had nothing to do with our efforts to improve public safety in our communities. It’s been done through innovative policing, expanded DNA fingerprinting, and local and state partnerships.

We’re continuing to make Maryland safer—but we don’t need an expensive and utterly ineffective death penalty to do it.

So will you join with us in asking the State Senate to vote to repeal the death penalty in Maryland?