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Justice That Works Act (Capital Punishment)

California Statewide • 2016 • Initiative

Failed

Result: 46.1% yes, 53.9% no

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This measure would have repealed California's death penalty and replaced it with life imprisonment without parole, applying retroactively to current death row inmates. It also would have required those sentenced to life without parole for murder to work in prison, with 60% of their wages potentially going toward victim restitution.

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