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  • JANUARY 30, 2006:FLORIDIANS URGE CLEMENCY FOR RUTHERFORD
  • JANUARY 25, 2006:SUPREME COURT TO HEAR LETHAL INJECTION ISSUE
  • JANUARY 24, 2006:FLORIDIANS OPPOSE TUESDAY’S EXECUTION
  • DECEMBER 15, 2005:NEW JERSEY SENATE PASSES BILL TO SUSPEND EXECUTIONS
    BIPARTISAN VOTE IS PART OF GROWING NATIONAL TREND AWAY FROM THE DEATH PENALTY
  • DECEMBER 1, 2005:FLORIDIANS PROTEST 1000TH EXECUTION / JEB SIGNS TWO DEATH WARRANTS
  • NOVEMBER 15, 2005:US CATHOLIC BISHOPS RENEW OPPOSITION TO THE DEATH PENALTY
  • APRIL 18, 2005:ZEIGLER DENIED RELIEF
  • APRIL 13, 2005:UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI RESEARCHERS FIND LETHAL INJECTION IS TORTURE
  • APRIL 12, 2005: NEW YORK LAWMAKERS VOTE TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
  • APRIL 4, 2005: EXECUTION PROTESTS PLANNED THROUGHOUT THE STATE
  • MARCH 31, 2005: GOVERNOR BUSH MOURNS SCHIAVO, PREPARES TO KILL MENTALLY ILL MAN
  • MARCH 21, 2005: PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY
  • MARCH 04, 2005: “SUICIDE BY GOVERNOR” GETTING MORE POPULAR
  • MARCH 01, 2005: US SUPREME COURT RULING SAVES FLORIDA LIVES; SAYS KIDS ARE DIFFERENT; U.S. JOINS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN BANNING JUVENILE DEATH PENALTY
  • FEBRUARY 27, 2005: FADP, JUAN MELENDEZ TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE IN TAMPA WEDNESDAY EVENING
  • FEBRUARY 21, 2005: DEATH ROW SURVIVOR CONTINUES ON STATE TOUR – AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT
  • FEBRUARY 15, 2005: PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
  • FEBRUARY 11, 2005: DEATH ROW SURVIVOR JUAN MELENDEZ VISITS TAMPA BAY AREA
  • FEBRUARY 2, 2005: FADP APPLAUDS PRESIDENT BUSH STATEMENT ON DEATH PENALTY, EQUAL JUSTICE, AND WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS
  • DECEMBER 20, 2004: ACTIVISTS/SUPPORTERS TO DEMAND A FAIR TRIAL FOR ZEIGLER!
    29 Years Later, Hearing Could Spell Freedom For Wrongly Convicted Winter Garden Man
  • DECEMBER 19, 2004: *** UPDATED *** ACTIVISTS/SUPPORTERS TO DEMAND A FAIR TRIAL FOR ZEIGLER!
  • DECEMBER 16, 2004: ACTIVISTS/SUPPORTERS TO DEMAND A FAIR TRIAL FOR ZEIGLER!
  • OCTOBER 12, 2004: ACTIVIST TO RECEIVE NATIONAL RECOGNITION
  • OCTOBER 8, 2004: FLORIDIANS PARTICIPATE IN WORLD CONGRESS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
  • JULY 15, 2004: ACTIVISTS TO ASK GOVERNOR BUSH TO ALLOW FANS ON DEATH ROW
  • JUNE 29, 2004: JUVENILE DEATH PENALTY TO BE HIGHLIGHTED AT ANNUAL EVENT EXECUTION OF JUVENILE OFFENDER – TONIGHT!
  • TUESDAY’S EXECUTION: “SUICIDE BY GOVERNOR” PUTS PRISON WORKERS AT RISK
  • TUESDAY’S EXECUTION: “SUICIDE BY GOVERNOR” ON HISTORIC ANNIVERSARY
  • ONCE AGAIN, GOVERNOR BUSH IS PLAYING INTO THE HANDS OF A CONVICTED MURDERER
  • FLORIDIANS URGE VOTE ON JUVENILE DEATH PENALTY
    INTERNATIONALLY REKNOWNED VICTIMS FAMILY MEMBER/JUVENILE DEATH PENALTY EXPERT, FLORIDA DEATH ROW SURVIVOR AT LEGISLATURE (Final event of National Tour – Wednesday Night!)
  • FADP TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28 – INTERNATIONALLY REKNOWNED VICTIMS FAMILY MEMBER, FLORIDA DEATH ROW SURVIVOR TO PARTICIPATE (Final event of National Tour – Wednesday Night!)
  • IS FLORIDA NEXT? TWO STATES ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY FOR JUVENILES
  • MURDER IN PROGRESS: THE EXTERMINATION OF JOHNNY ROBINSON
  • TRANSCRIPT of Governor Bush’s Open Office Hours meeting with Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (FADP)
  • ACTIVISTS TO THANK GOVERNOR FOR NOT KILLING DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON
  • GOVERNMENT, ARAMARK INC. LIED ABOUT ROTTEN FOOD
  • DEATH ROW PRISONERS COMPLAINING OF ROTTEN FOOD
  • FLORIDIANS JOIN OHIO EDUCATIONAL TOUR
  • DEATH PENALTY ENCOURAGES MURDER
  • VICTIM’S DAUGHTER TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE
  • MISSOURI SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS JUVENILE DEATH PENALTY
  • PRO-LIFE ACTIVISTS SPEAK OUT AGAINST MARTYRDOM…
  • PRO-LIFE ACTIVISTS TO SPEAK OUT, FADP CALLS ON GOVERNOR BUSH TO HEED THE WARNINGS
  • FADP CALLS ON GOVERNOR BUSH TO HEED THE WARNINGS
  • FADP URGES COMMUTATION OF ANTI-ABORTION EXTREMIST’S DEATH SENTENCE
  • NEW PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT STUDY
  • WIGGINS DECISION A VICTORY FOR JUSTICE
  • WIGGINS DECISION AND FAST AND VIGIL RALLY IN FRONT OF THE SUPREME COURT
  • STATEMENTS ON THE ASSISTED SUICIDE OF NEWTON CARLTON SLAWSON
  • FADP URGES FULL FUNDING FOR CCRC
  • AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL – USA: death by discrimination – time to halt executions
  • JUAN MELENDEZ TO ADDRESS COUNCIL OF EUROPE
  • DEATH ROW SURVIVOR SPEAKS OUT IN FLORIDA
  • THE HEIGHT OF ARROGANCE: THE KILLING OF AMOS KING
  • THERE IS REASON FOR DOUBT IN THE CASE AGAINST AMOS KING
  • SPIRITUAL ADVISOR CHALLENGES GOVERNOR
  • FADP STATEMENT ON NEW KILLING DATE FOR AMOS KING
  • DNA EXONERATION LEADS TO MORE “WASHING OF THE HANDS…”
  • (Stand by for breaking news regarding the 26th exoneration from Florida’sdeath row….)
  • FADP and ACLU to Hold Press Conference
  • 25th WRONGLY CONVICTED FLORIDA DEATH ROW INMATE TO BE FREED!
  • ILLINOIS GOV. RYAN PARDONS FOUR DEATH ROW PRISONERS; SECOND SPEECH SET FOR SATURDAY
  • FLORIDA ANGLE TO ILLINOIS PARDONS
  • FLORIDA SHOULD FOLLOW ILLINOIS AND MARYLAND BY IMPOSING A “TIME-OUT” ON EXECUTIONS AND REVIEWING THE SYSTEM
  • FADP ACTIVISTS MOBILIZING TO BRING AN INNOCENT MAN HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
  • ANOTHER FLORIDA DEATH ROW INMATE TO WALK FREE? COULD THIS BE #25?
  • DEATH PENALTY INFORMATION CENTER ISSUES ITS YEAR-END REPORT
  • EIGHT FLORIDA DEATH ROW SURVIVORS TRAVEL TO ILLINOIS
  • NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR THE MENTALLY ILL SPEAKS OUT AGAINST THE KILLING OF LINROY BOTTOSON
  • GOVERNOR URGED TO READ ALTERNATIVE REPORT
  • A NOTE OF INTEREST FROM FLORIDIANS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THE DEATH PENALTY (FADP)
  • #1 – KILLING THE WEAKEST: JEB! BUSH RESUMES EXECUTIONS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON
    #2 – EXECUTION COMES ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRTS U.S. LETHAL INJECTION….
    #3 – MURDER IN PROGRESS!
  • HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERS GATHER IN MIAMI
  • FADP APPLAUDS GOVERNOR’S DECISION
  • HEARING ON MOTIONS FILED BY AMOS KING’S ATTORNEYS
  • LA FLORIDE VA-T-ELLE EXÉCUTER UN INNOCENT ?
  • WILL FLORIDA EXECUTE AN INNOCENT MAN?
  • US SUPREME COURT CASE SHOULD STAY EXECUTIONS
  • BUSH ACTIVATES DEATH WARRANTS FOR KING & BOTTOSON
  • FADP STATEMENT: “LET THE KILLINGS RESUME….”
  • DEATH ROW SURVIVOR JUAN ROBERTO MELENDEZ IN MIAMI TUESDAY
    DURING FINAL STOP OF FLORIDA INNOCENCE TOUR
  • JUAN MELENDEZ RETURNS TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME-
    FADP Calls for immediate release of Billy Kelly
  • JUAN MELENDEZ RETURNS TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME
  • JUAN MELENDEZ TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE, VISIT GOVERNOR
  • “JEB KEVORKIAN?”
  • TIME TO BALANCE THE SCALES: A DEATH ROW SURVIVOR SPEAKS OUT ACROSS FLORIDA
  • FADP STATEMENT: “EXECUTIONS POLL WELL…”
  • BUSH STAYS: “MORE POLITICAL SLEIGHT-OF-HAND”
  • WILL BILLY KELLEY BE FLORIDA’S 25TH EXONERATED DEATH ROW PRISONER??
  • JEB BUSH’S DEATH WARRANT HISTORY: WHAT DOES IT SAY?
  • JEB BUSH SIGNS DEATH WARRANTS TO CAMPAIGN ON THE DEATH PENALTY
  • DIGNITY DENIED: NEW REPORT REVEALS BIAS AGAINST SURVIVING FAMILY MEMBERS WHO OPPOSE THE DEATH PENALTY
  • DEATH PENALTY ISSUES OF INTEREST
  • #1 – MVFR “STOP USING OUR PAIN”
    #2 – FADP DELIVERS 3000+ MORE PETITIONS
    #3 – FADP CHALLENGES GOVERNOR TO DEBATE
  • NCADP URGES DRUG COMPANIES TO PREVENT USE OF CHEMICALS IN LETHAL INJECTION PROCESS
  • JEB BUSH “PINING AND SIGNING” FOR VOTES
  • “MURDER IN PROGRESS” FLORIDIANS PROTEST PLANNED KILLING
  • DEATH PENALTY: COUNCIL OF EUROPE CALLS ON USA TO STOP AND THINK
  • RING DECISION IMPACTS FLORIDA
  • WILL THE REPORT FROM THE ‘COMMISSION ON CAPITAL CASES’ BE USED AS A POLITICAL TOOL? – REVISED
    #1 – LOCKE BURT CONFIRMS MOTIVATION IS POLITICAL
    #2 – EMOTIONAL DEMAGOGUERY IN FLORIDA POLITICS
    #3 – FADP INITIAL RESPONSE TO COMMISSION ON CAPITAL CASES REPORT
    #4 – THE EXONERATED AND THEIR LAWYERS READY TO RESPOND
  • RESOURCES ON THE MENTAL RETARDATION ISSUE
  • FADP/ACLU JOINT RELEASE – WILL THE REPORT FROM THE ‘COMMISSION ON CAPITAL CASES’ BE USED AS A POLITICAL TOOL?
  • BREAKING FLORIDA-RELATED DEATH PENALTY NEWS — THIS WEEK (or next)….
  • FLORIDIANS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THE DEATH PENALTY STATEMENT ON THE ACQUITTAL OF THOSE CHARGED IN THE MURDER OF FRANK VALDES
  • MARYLAND GOVERNOR DECLARES MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
  • SON OF “FUGITIVE” BRINGS ANTI-DEATH PENALTY MESSAGE TO GERMANY
  • FADP STATEMENT ON ILLINOIS DEATH PENALTY COMMISSION REPORT
  • RELEASE OF 100th DEATH ROW INMATE WITH EVIDENCE OF INNOCENCE SHOWS URGENT NEED FOR STATEWIDE MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
  • STATEMENT ON THE ACQUITTAL OF THOSE CHARGED IN THE MURDER OF FRANK VALDES
  • THREE FLORIDA COUNTIES NAMED IN NEW STUDY
  • STATEMENT OF FLORIDIANS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THE DEATH PENALTY REGARDING THE STAY OF ROBERT TREASE’S EXECUTION
  • STATEMENT OF FLORIDIANS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THE DEATH PENALTY REGARDING THE STAY OF LINROY BOTTOSON’S EXECUTION
  • EVOLVING STANDARDS OF DECENCY? Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty to Protest Execution of Mentally Retarded Man.
  • MEDIA ADVISORY for January 31 event in Tallahassee THE TALLAHASSEE MORATORIUM COMMITTEE
  • FLORIDA DEATH ROW SURVIVORS TO PETITION GOVERNOR BUSH AS THE FLORIDA MORATORIUM WALK ARRIVES IN TALLAHASSEE
  • FLORIDIANS WALKING FROM DEATH ROW TO GOVERNOR’S OFFICE Five days Into 143 Mile Trek To Call Attention to Death Penalty Flaws
  • 24 vs. 22 Death Row Exonerations: WHY FADP AND DPIC DIFFER
  • FLORIDIANS TO WALK FROM DEATH ROW TO GOVERNOR’S OFFICE Starting on Martin Luther King day, 143 Mile Trek To Call Attention to Death Penalty Flaws…
  • AMOS KING FIRES LAWYERS/HEARING FRIDAY — FADP to Attend Hearing
  • TALLAHASSEE CALLS FOR HALT TO DEATH PENALTY
  • 24th FLORIDA DEATH ROW EXONERATION DEMANDS AN IMMEDIATE “TIME-OUT” ON EXECUTIONS! Floridians to walk to Tallahassee to ask Governor to halt upcoming executions.
  • FLORIDIANS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THE DEATH PENALTY (FADP) URGES LEGISLATURE TO GET 5% OF NEEDED BUDGET CUT FROM DEATH PENALTY
  • FLORIDIANS TO PARTICIPATE IN HISTORIC NATIONAL ANTI-DEATH PENALTY EVENT
  • FLORIDA MORATORIUM TOUR SWINGS THROUGH SOUTH FLORIDA:  MURDER VICTIMS FAMILIES CALL FOR HEALING, NOT VENGEANCE
  • FATHER OF OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING VICTIM TOURS FLORIDA
  • PROMINENT FLORIDIANS TO CALL FOR FLORIDA MORATORIUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY
  • THE TAIL WAGS THE DOG IN FLORIDA… AGAIN! THE STATE-ASSISTED SUICIDE OF EDWARD CASTRO
  • POLITICIANS DECEIVED FLORIDIANS, NOW CLAIM ‘FOUL PLAY’ IN SAYING SUPREME COURT DOES NOT RESPECT THE VOTERS OF FLORIDA
  • POPE APPEALS TO SAVE THOMAS PROVENZANO, SIMULTANEOUS VIGILS ACROSS THE STATE
  • PROTESTS TO EXECUTION OF BENNIE DEMPS, JUNE 7
  • MYTH VS. FACT ON DEATH ROW: FADP AND FDRAG RESPONSES
  • IS THE TAIL WAGGING THE DOG? THE STATE-ASSISTED SUICIDE OF DANIEL PATRICK HAUSER

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