Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty

Today, with your calls and emails paving the way, the Senate Criminal Justice Committee unanimously passed SB 1156 (Brandes, R-24), exempting those with serious mental illness from execution. Incredible. This is what we have worked so hard for together. It’s now all hands on deck. We need your help to keep up the momentum First,…

Bulletin! We have just learned that this Tuesday morning, March 30, the Florida State Senate Criminal Justice Committee will hear an important bill that, if passed, would ensure that no one in Florida with serious mental illness would be subject to the death penalty. A similar bill was signed into law in Ohio earlier this…