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MEDIA ADVISORY FROM

FLORIDIANS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THE DEATH PENALTY (FADP.org)

5 October 2002
Contact: Abe Bonowitz - 800-973-6548

TIME TO BALANCE THE SCALES: A DEATH ROW SURVIVOR SPEAKS OUT ACROSS FLORIDA

Juan Melendez, the 24th man exonerated and released from Florida's death row, will join murder victim family members SueZann Bosler and Bill Pelke, and Abe Bonowitz, director of Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (FADP), in a tour which will bring them to most areas of Florida between October 7 and October 22, 2002. At a time when Florida has resumed executions and the death penalty has factored into the upcoming election, these voices of experience bring an often neglected perspective to the growing statewide discussion about the death penalty.

The Florida Innocence Tour will be in the following areas on the dates noted below. Participants are available for radio, television (including radio and TV talk shows) and print interviews in person and by telephone or remote studio locations. Please call 800-973-6548 to schedule an interview and/or to learn of locally scheduled media availability.

PARTICIPANTS:

Juan Melendez, who spent more than 17 years on Florida's death row before his conviction was thrown out and the charges against him dismissed. Melendez was freed on January 3, 2002, and is the most recently released of the 24 people exonerated from Florida's death row so far. More information about this case is available at http://www.fadp.org/24threlease.html.

SueZann Bosler and Bill Pelke, of the Journey of Hope ...From Violence to Healing http://www.journeyofhope.org, are both murder victim family members who speak out about the healing power of forgiveness and for alternatives to the death penalty. Details on both individuals are available at http://www.fadp.org/flm_bios.html.

Abe Bonowitz, director of Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty http://www.fadp.org, is a registered Republican and a former supporter of the death penalty. He also serves as Chairman of the ONE BAD AMENDMENT Political Committee and is available to speak about Amendment #1 on the November ballot. See http://www.ONEBADAMENDMENT.com for details.

DATES:

The Florida Innocence Tour participants are available for in-person interviews and appearances in the following areas on the noted dates. To schedule an interview or learn of a specific media availability, please call Aoife (pronounced EE-FA) Titley at 800-973-6548.

ALSO - Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty can help you find knowledgeable sources on all aspects of the death penalty. See http://www.FADP.org or call 800-973-6548.

AND - For FADP's comments on the recent and upcoming prisoner-killings/state-assisted suicides, please see http://www.fadp.org/pressrel.html.

SENT BY: Abraham J. Bonowitz SENT BY:

Abraham J. Bonowitz
Director

Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (FADP)
800-973-6548
fadp@fadp.org
www.fadp.org
PMB 335, 2603 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hwy,
Gainesville, FL 32609

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