Florida is the most active death-penalty state in the nation. We’re working to change that — through advocacy, education, and direct action.
The death penalty is irreversible, arbitrarily applied, and disproportionately impacts communities of color and those living in poverty. It does not deter crime — and it costs Florida taxpayers millions more than life imprisonment.
FADP advocates for a just criminal legal system through legislative reform, public education, community organizing, and direct support for those on death row and their families.
STARKE, Fla. — Tonight, We the People of the State of Florida executed 74-year-old Lance Corporal Dusty Ray Spencer for the 1992 murder of ...
STARKE, Fla. — Tonight, We, the People of the State of Florida, executed Andrew Lukehart. His murder of five-month-old Gabrielle Hanshaw was horrific, and ...
STARKE, Fla. — Tonight, We the People of the State of Florida executed Richard Knight. We executed him just hours after the State of ...
STARKE, Fla. — Tonight, We the People of the State of Florida executed James “Erny” Hitchcock for a crime he did not commit — ...
STARKE, Fla. — Tonight, We the People of the State of Florida executed Chadwick “Khalil” Willacy for the 1990 murder of Marlys Sather. We ...
STARKE, Fla. — Tonight, We, the People of the State of Florida, executed Melvin Trotter, an intellectually disabled Black man, for the 1986 murder ...
Last night, as many of us feared, Governor DeSantis signed another death warrant. Eighty-year-old Dominick Occhicone is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday, July ...
On Thursday, Florida plans to execute Dusty Ray Spencer for the 1992 murder of his wife, Karen Spencer. We believe that Karen’s death was ...
U.S. military veteran Dennis Sochor is facing execution on July 14 for the 1981 murder of Patricia Gifford. He was sentenced in Broward County ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The State of Florida is scheduled to execute 74-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran Lance Corporal Dusty Ray Spencer on Thursday, June ...
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Lance Corporal Dusty Ray Spencer is scheduled to be executed on June 25, 2026, after spending more than 34 years ...
I’ve worked for FADP for five years, but, until this month, I had never actually been present outside the prison during an execution vigil. ...
We are working to build power in our communities and mobilize political leaders to abolish the death penalty once and for all. Join us.