FLORIDA EXECUTION Date: Thursday, August 22 at 6pm. Gary Bowles. More than 30 Vigils and Protests planned statewide. All are welcome. Death Row Exonerees Herman Lindsey and Derrick Jamison of “Witness to Innocence” will join the Vigil/Protest across from the Death Chamber near Starke. Buses, shuttle, and/or carpooling to the prison provided from Daytona Beach, Palm…
Conservative group: Death penalty goes against conservative principles
Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty released a statement July 25 criticizing the federal reinstatement of capital punishment, arguing the practice goes against the fundamental principles of conservatism. “Resumption of executions by the federal government goes against the trend we have seen in states across the nation, where executions and sentences are at historic lows.…
AG Bill Barr orders execution dates for 5 on Federal Death Row.
Despite dramatic declines nationwide in use of the death penalty and continued exonerations of innocent people on our state death rows (166 so far, 29 in FL) U.S. Attorney General William Barr has been ordered to restart federal executions. The last federal execution was in 2003. Five executions will begin on Dec. 9th. The Justice department says more executions are coming. Read more here. Take…