Bridget M, Author at Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty

Help FADP Find a New Executive Director!

January 28, 2022 by Bridget M

Earlier this week, Mark Elliott shared with you that he will be stepping down from his role as FADP’s Executive Director after 15 years of dedicated and outstanding service to the cause of ending the death penalty. While we will miss Mark’s leadership, we know the foundation he laid for FADP will carry us forward…

Announcement from FADP’s Executive Director

January 27, 2022 by Bridget M

I am writing with an abundance of joy and hope for the future to share that I have decided that later this year I will be stepping down from the Executive Director responsibilities of FADP after 15 years leading this exceptional organization. FADP has grown substantially to become a powerhouse organization with the increased capacity…

We Have a House Bill! H.B. 1251

January 16, 2022 by Bridget M

With encouragement from FADP and our partners in the mental health community, Rep. Vance Aloupis, (R-Miami) introduced the House version of the bill to exempt persons with serious mental illness from the death penalty. HB1251: Serious Mental Illness as Bar to Sentence of Death; “Prohibits imposition of sentence of death if the defendant had serious…