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 Sununu and the NH Death Penalty is now officially REPEALED.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…
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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…
FL Amendment 6 – DANGER in the Details
CAUTION: FL Amendment 6 limits Death Penalty appeals to 5 years. If you vote “YES” on Amendment 6 you are also voting to limit death penalty appeals to 5 years. The ballot language for “Rights of Crime Victims; Judges” does not mention the Death Penalty and says nothing about what lies hidden deep in the full text of Amendment 6. Read…