Despite dramatic declines nationwide in use of the death penalty and continued exonerations of innocent people on our state death rows (166 so far, 29 in FL) U.S. Attorney General William Barr has been ordered to restart federal executions. The last federal execution was in 2003. Five executions will begin on Dec. 9th. The Justice department says more executions are coming. Read more here. Take…
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New Hampshire Repeals Death Penalty!!!
The New Hampshire Senate has voted to override a veto by Gov. Sununu and the NH Death Penalty is now officially REPEALED. Read more here and here. This is the result of a multi-year, multi-faceted, broad-based, and bipartisan effort. Efforts to end the use of Florida’s death penalty are very similar and are gaining ground. Please support the…
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…