Yesterday Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley released his budget. For the first time ever, the budget included $500,000 to assist families of homicide victims!
EJUSA supporters joined with Maryland Citizens Against State Executions and other coalition partners to send thousands of messages to Governor O’Malley last year asking him to use savings from ending the death penalty to support families of murder victims.
People like you kept up the pressure even after that provision got stripped from the death penalty repeal bill. O’Malley promised to make the allocation without the bill, and yesterday that promise came through. The budget still has to pass through the legislature, but this was a huge step.
Stay tuned for further developments.
