Join us in calling on Florida state legislators to end the death penalty and expand compensation eligibility for the wrongfully convicted. Florida leads the nation with 30 people exonerated from death row since 1973, while 99 people have been executed. That’s one innocent person freed for every three people executed. Three-fourths (22 of 30) of…
Virtual Panel: “It’s time to end the death penalty in Florida”
Join the ACLU Florida Keys Chapter and FADP in an online forum to explore why Florida may soon be the next state to end the use of the death penalty. In the last 15 years, 11 states have repealed capital punishment, including Virginia which this month, became the 23rd state to end the death penalty in the U.S. When: Thursday,…
WE DID IT!
Today, with your calls and emails paving the way, the Senate Criminal Justice Committee unanimously passed SB 1156 (Brandes, R-24), exempting those with serious mental illness from execution. Incredible. This is what we have worked so hard for together. It’s now all hands on deck. We need your help to keep up the momentum First,…
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