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You are here: Home / Learning Resources / “More prisoners are exonerated from Florida’s death row than anywhere else in America”

“More prisoners are exonerated from Florida’s death row than anywhere else in America”

June 7, 2019 by Mark Elliott

Insightful, thought-provoking report by Mitch Perry, writing for The Florida Phoenix.

“Florida has more exonerations of death row inmates than any other state in the country (29) – in fact, there’s been one exoneration of a death row prisoner for every three Florida executions over the past four decades.”

Read more here.

…says Mark Elliott, executive director with Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. “It’s a failed, broken system. And for me, if I supported the death penalty and there’s one innocent person on death row, that would end my support right there.”

https://www.floridaphoenix.com/2019/06/04/more-prisoners-are-exonerated-from-floridas-death-row-than-anywhere-else-in-america/?fbclid=IwAR19eiR2iGiLHy0KofH6wO1mkor-jf_e5iTQ6mjmlMnxsHYaODdSHhWaQ68

 

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