In less than one week, on Thursday, August 29th, the State of Florida is set to conduct its 106th state-sanctioned murder and execute Loran Cole, a survivor of the notorious Dozier School for Boys. As we count down to the scheduled execution day, we and our collaborators from across the world are planning several opportunities…

TALLAHASSEE, Florida – Beginning at 9 a.m. EST at the Florida State Capitol, Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (FADP) will gather to deliver petitions to Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Board of Executive Clemency, urging them to stop the execution of Loran Cole, scheduled for Thursday, August 29, at 6 p.m.  FADP…

FADP has kept busy this year. We have been upgrading the technology we depend on, re-thinking our strategies, looking for ways to be more efficient, and working to include a growing number of people in the movement to end the death penalty.  Much of that work is important, but hasn’t been visible to our friends…