A powerful 30 minute film detailing the urgency of a movement to exclude those with severe mental illness from being sentenced to death. Sixteen states have filed or are currently pursuing a severe mental illness exclusion from the death penalty. To get more involved in Florida, please contact Ingrid M. Delgado, Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops, [email protected]…
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Lessons from Montgomery
I was very fortunate to experience the EJI National Memorial for Peace and Justice “Lynching Memorial” and the Legacy Museum in Montgomery in November as part of a group of Florida faith leaders and death penalty opponents. Both sites touched me in ways that I hadn’t thought possible beforehand and the visit emboldened my lifelong…
Florida Death Row Exoneration #28: Clemente Aguirre-Jarquin
Circuit Judge John D. Galluzzo has dismissed all charges and exonerated Clemente Aguirre-Jarquin after prosecutors announced today, in the middle of jury selection, that they will not proceed with his retrial. Clemente spent nearly 15 years behind bars — including 10 on Florida’s Death Row. Read more and view videos here. Kudos to The Innocence Project and the dedicated…