RAIFORD, FLORIDA – After three years spent on Florida’s Death Row for a crime he did not commit, former Air Force Sergeant, Ralph Wright, Jr. has been freed. His release today makes him Florida’s 27th exonerated death row survivor, and the 159th person exonerated from death row in the United States since 1973, according to the Death Penalty…
Orlando Sentinel Commentary: 21-year-old political conservative: Why I oppose Florida’s death penalty
The death penalty has proved itself to be a costly, ineffective way of deterring crime in our streets, and it puts innocent lives at risk. There is no reason for Florida conservatives and others to have any faith in this broken government program. If we want a safer and more prosperous Florida, prosecutors need to…
Launch of Florida Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty
On June 14, 2017 at a news conference in front of the Orange County Courthouse, FADP, in partnership with Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty, announced the formation of a new project, Florida Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty, a network of conservatives questioning the alignment of capital punishment with their conservative principles. The formation…
Florida Conservatives Are Rethinking The Death Penalty, Announcing Formation Of New Group
FLORIDA CONSERVATIVES ARE RETHINKING THE DEATH PENALTY, ANNOUNCING FORMATION OF NEW GROUP News Conference at Orange County Courthouse 11:00 AM Wednesday June 14th Florida Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty, a network of conservatives questioning the alignment of capital punishment with their conservative principles, will hold a news conference to officially announce the group’s formation.…
FADP Joins Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Groups Filing Amicus Brief in Support of State Attorney Ayala’s Lawsuit
Today FADP took another stand to support Florida State Attorney Aramis Ayala in her lawsuit challenging Governor Rick Scott’s decision to remove Ayala from 23 capital felony cases as a result of her decision not to seek the death penalty. FADP joined the American Civil Liberties (ACLU) of Florida, the nationwide ACLU, the NAACP Legal Defense…
Floridians Rally in Tallahassee to End the Death Penalty
On Thursday, March 30, more than 400 concerned Floridians, representing a diversity of groups from across the state, rallied with us at the Capitol building in Tallahassee calling for an end to the death penalty, and supporting Orlando State Attorney Aramis Ayala’s decision not to seek death sentences. 10 buses along with carpools brought Floridians from…
ACTION: Rally with us in Tallahassee
Join FADP, Equal Justice USA, NAACP, Latino Justice, Florida Council of Churches, Orange County Black Voice, Witness to Innocence, and Color of Change in Tallahassee on Thursday, March 30 at 11:30 AM to call on Governor Rick Scott to execute justice NOT people! Time: Rally is set to start at 11:30AM. People are asked to…
Urgent Action: Tell the Legislature to End FL’s Death Penalty
A bill titled “Sentencing in Capital Felonies” (SB 280 and HB 527) in the Florida legislature is rapidly making its way towards passage. This bill takes steps to reform Florida’s flawed death penalty program by requiring a unanimous jury for a death sentence. However, this reform will not fix the many fatal flaws of this…