The urgency around ending our state’s flawed death penalty system could not be greater. Which is why last month FADP held Abolition Advocacy Action Days in the state capitol. New relationships with legislators and staff were formed, current relationships strengthened, new opportunities created, and follow-up meetings planned. More than twenty sit-down meetings took place. Each…
Newly-elected Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a Death Warrant for Robert Long, aka Bobby Joe Long, for the 1984 killing of Michelle Simms. The execution is scheduled for Thursday, May 23 at 6:00pm ET. Please contact Gov. Ron DeSantis and urge him not to sign Death Warrants and order an unbiased, thorough, and complete investigation…
Spotlight on FADP Board Chair, Ingrid Delgado. Many years ago, my father was in front of a firing squad. He was 17 years old. 10 other men were with him to meet the same fate. He heard 10 consecutive shots. He saw 10 men fall to the ground, some of them while screaming, “Long live…
