Florida led the nation last year with the highest number of new death sentences. Stop the death penalty where it begins – local State Attorney offices. Organizations are hosting online State Attorney Candidate Forums. FADP will provide listings of upcoming virtual state attorney forums as they are announced. A new organization, freedom4florida, has a list of forums they are hosting (to register for the webinars, scroll down their page).
Miami-Dade State Attorney Forum
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 @ 7:00PM ET
Broward State Attorney Forum
Monday, May 18, 2020 @ 6:00PM ET
Orange-Osceola State Attorney Forum
Thursday, May 28, 2020 @ 6:00PM ET
Hillsborough State Attorney Forum
Thursday, June 4, 2020 @ 6:00PM ET
URGENT ACTION! Missouri
Missouri has scheduled Walter “Arkie” Barton to be executed on May 19. This could be the first U.S. execution since the impact of COVID 19 pandemic. Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty will present a petition to the Governor at a press conference on Wednesday, May 13. Please sign ASAP for your name to be included in the presentation.
Pastoral Letter on Capital Punishment in Florida: Bishop Felipe J. Estevez, Diocese of St. Augustine
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Sent by:
Mark Elliott
Executive Director
Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
www.fadp.org
FADP is a non-profit and non-partisan statewide Florida organization of individuals and groups united to abolish the Death Penalty in Florida.