TAMPA, Florida – Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (FADP) announces the election of eight new members to its Board of Directors: FADP Board Secretary Rachel Newman, J.D.; FADP Board Treasurer Krista Dolan, J.D.; Ira W. Bates, Ph.D.; Lin Liu, Ph.D.; Masimba Mutamba, J.D.; Agustin Quiles; Elizabeth Hogan Webb, J.D; and Roger L. Weeden,…

Florida’s legislative session is ending. And what a session it was. The lethal injection secrecy bill met with fierce resistance – something the bill sponsors didn’t expect. The debate gave us critical insight into where legislators stand on the death penalty and revealed their deep discomfort with having to discuss executions. That’s a shame because…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2022 Contact: Mark Elliott (727) 215-9646 [email protected] Darkness in the Sunshine State TALLAHASSEE, Florida – Today the Florida Senate approved SB 1204/HB 873, the lethal injection secrecy bill, designed to shield black market purveyors of lethal injection drugs from accountability to both the drug manufacturers and the public. Drug manufacturers…