Insightful, thought-provoking report by Mitch Perry, writing for The Florida Phoenix. “Florida has more exonerations of death row inmates than any other state in the country (29) – in fact, there’s been one exoneration of a death row prisoner for every three Florida executions over the past four decades.” Read more here. …says Mark Elliott,…
FL Death Row Exoneree Wilbert Lee has died
Wilbert Lee, who spent almost 10 years on Florida’s Death Row before being released and pardoned in 1975, has died. Wilbert Lee is Florida and the nation’s third exonerated death row survivor of the modern era. Dave Keaton of Florida was the first. Dave passed away two years ago. There are now 27 people exonerated off Florida’s Death Row,…
Florida Death Penalty “Fix” Moving Through Legislature
Legislation to “fix” Florida’s unconstitutional death penalty sentencing scheme and restart use of the death penalty is moving through the Florida Legislature and is expected to be voted on in the next few weeks. Some legislators are saying that they will not vote for it without a comprehensive study of the the entire Florida Death…