I was very fortunate to experience the EJI National Memorial for Peace and Justice “Lynching Memorial” and the Legacy Museum in Montgomery in November as part of a group of Florida faith leaders and death penalty opponents. Both sites touched me in ways that I hadn’t thought possible beforehand and the visit emboldened my lifelong…
NEW Florida Execution Date!
Gov. Rick Scott has ordered Jose Jimenez to be killed by the “People of the State of Florida” on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 6pm. The Stay of his previous execution date was lifted by the Florida Supreme Court. Jimenez was convicted of killing Phyllis Minas in 1994. This would be the 28th prisoner killing ordered by Gov. Scott – a…
Florida Death Row Exoneration #28: Clemente Aguirre-Jarquin
Circuit Judge John D. Galluzzo has dismissed all charges and exonerated Clemente Aguirre-Jarquin after prosecutors announced today, in the middle of jury selection, that they will not proceed with his retrial. Clemente spent nearly 15 years behind bars — including 10 on Florida’s Death Row. Read more and view videos here. Kudos to The Innocence Project and the dedicated…
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