Colorado Repeals! Today, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation repealing the death penalty. Colorado is now one of 22 states that have abolished the death penalty. It took a team effort. There are now 32 states that have ended the death penalty or haven’t executed anyone in more that ten years. Last year, New Hampshire abolished…
Support Florida Bill to Compensate Clemente Aguirre
Clemente Aguirre, the 28th exonerated Florida Death Row survivor, spent 14 years behind bars, including more than a decade on Florida’s Death Row, for a crime he did not commit. House Bill 6523 “Relief of Clemente Aguirre-Jarquin“ by Rep. Anna Eskamani and Senate Bill 24 by Sen. Victor Torres, would provide some compensation to him for his ordeal. These bills need to pass the FL House…
FL Supreme Court Death Sentencing Ruling and Relief Bill for Clemente Aguirre
Thursday, January 23, the newly-constituted Florida Supreme Court struck down the Court’s 2016 ruling requiring a unanimous jury recommendation for a sentence of death. It is too early to know the full effects of this. Among the significant dangers is the pressure on legislators to change the current statute in order to make death sentences easier to obtain. Keep in mind…