FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 21, 2018 CONTACT: Mark Elliott, FADP Director, (727) 215-9646, [email protected] THURSDAY: New Amnesty International Report to Highlight Flaws in Florida’s Death Penalty Program MIAMI, FL – Amnesty International will host a press conference to release their latest report, “Darkness visible in the Sunshine State: The death penalty in Florida,” on Thursday, August 23, 2018. The…
Death Row Exonerees Join Tuesday Pinellas Anti-Death Penalty Demonstration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 14, 2018 CONTACT: Mark Elliott, FADP Director, (727) 215-9646, [email protected] CLEARWATER, FL – Exonerated Death Row survivors will participate in an anti-death penalty demonstration on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 after the Florida Supreme Court issued a stay of execution for Jose Jimenez on Friday, August 10, 2018. Jose Jimenez has always maintained his…
FL Execution of Jose Jimenez STAYED!!!
The Florida Supreme Court has unanimously issued a Stay of Execution for Jose Jimenez who was scheduled to be executed August 14. Legal briefs are due by August 28 and if oral arguments are needed, they will be scheduled for a later date. Although this is good news for now, these are very perilous times with some highly competitive Florida election campaigns in…