STARKE, Fla. — Tonight, We, the People of the State of Florida, executed Melvin Trotter, an intellectually disabled Black man, for the 1986 murder of Virgie Langford. His execution proceeded despite ignored evidence of intellectual disability, clear racial disparities in his sentencing, and troubling, repeated deviations from Florida’s own lethal injection protocol. As we always…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Melvin Trotter is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday, February 24, at 6:00 p.m. ET at Florida State Prison. His execution comes as the United States Supreme Court considers his arguments raising serious concerns about Florida’s repeated failures to follow its own lethal injection procedures. Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty…
One week from today, the State of Florida intends to execute Melvin Trotter for the 1986 murder of Virgie Langford. Today, the Florida Supreme Court denied Melvin’s claims, ignoring evidence that the Florida Department of Corrections had used expired drugs, incorrect dosages, and drugs not in the protocol at all during several executions last year.…
