FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 3, 2017 CONTACT: Mark Elliott, FADP Director, 727-215-9646, [email protected] TAMPA, FL – Today, Florida Governor Rick Scott removed Ninth Judicial Circuit State Attorney Aramis Ayala from 21 murder cases and reassigned them to Fifth Circuit State Attorney Brad King, a longtime death penalty proponent. Responding to the Governor’s announcement, Mark…
Rally to Tally Report
Thursday, March 30, more than 400 concerned Floridians, representing a diversity of groups from across the state, rallied with us at the Capitol building in Tallahassee calling for an end to the death penalty and supporting Orlando State Attorney Aramis Ayala’s decision not to seek death sentences. 10 buses along with carpools brought Floridians from…
ACTION: Rally with us in Tallahassee
Join FADP, Equal Justice USA, NAACP, Latino Justice, Florida Council of Churches, Orange County Black Voice, Witness to Innocence, and Color of Change in Tallahassee on Thursday, March 30 at 11:30 AM to call on Governor Rick Scott to execute justice NOT people! Time: Rally is set to start at 11:30AM. People are asked to…
Orlando State Attorney Update and Thursday Orlando Forum
Thursday, March 23 at 6:00 pm a community forum that includes Former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice James Perry will discuss “What’s going on with the death penalty, the Governor and the State Attorney?” Please attend this important community event. Rejoice in the Lord Ministries, 8053 Gilliam Road, Apopka, FL 32703. Please come out, bring…
Statement on State Attorney Ayala’s Announcement That She Will Not File Any Notice of Intent to Seek the Death Penalty in Future Cases
Statement on State Attorney Ayala’s Announcement That She Will Not File Any Notice of Intent to Seek the Death Penalty in Future Cases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 16, 2017 CONTACT: Mark Elliott, FADP Director, (727) 215-9646, [email protected] ORLANDO, FL — On Thursday, March 16, State Attorney for the Ninth Judicial District, Aramis D. Ayala,…
Take Action! Florida Death Penalty Abolition Bill!
Florida Death Penalty Abolition Bill Rep. Joseph Geller has filed HB 6045 “Death Penalty” in the Florida House of Representatives. This bill would end the use of Florida’s Death Penalty. Please call or write Rep. Geller and thank him for sponsoring this bill. Rep. Joseph Geller (850) 717-5100 [email protected] If you have an email address…
Urgent Action: Tell the Legislature to End FL’s Death Penalty
A bill titled “Sentencing in Capital Felonies” (SB 280 and HB 527) in the Florida legislature is rapidly making its way towards passage. This bill takes steps to reform Florida’s flawed death penalty program by requiring a unanimous jury for a death sentence. However, this reform will not fix the many fatal flaws of this…
Florida Death Penalty “Fix” Moving Through Legislature
Legislation to “fix” Florida’s unconstitutional death penalty sentencing scheme and restart use of the death penalty is moving through the Florida Legislature and is expected to be voted on in the next few weeks. Some legislators are saying that they will not vote for it without a comprehensive study of the the entire Florida Death…
News and an Important Event
Florida’s too flawed to fix death penalty program continues its fall from favor. Recent polling reports a strong majority of Floridians now support the option of life in prison without parole over death by execution for those convicted of murder. The reasons behind this dramatic drop in support continue to increase. Here are some recent…
Statement on Florida Supreme Court Ruling Declaring Many Florida Death Sentences Unconstitutional
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 23, 2016 CONTACT: Mark Elliott, FADP Director, (727) 215-9646, [email protected] TAMPA, FL- Thursday, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that nearly 200 death sentences for those now on death row are unconstitutional and that they are entitled to resentencing. This ruling affects those sentenced to death after the Ring v Arizona…
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