Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty

Click here for Part I of this series: The Horrific Childhood of Duane Owen Click here for Part II of this series: Duane Owen’s Mental Health History: Evidence from 1999 Click here for Part III of this series: Duane Owen’s Mental Health History: More Evidence from 1999 and 2006 Governor DeSantis signed the warrant scheduling…

Despite the fact that Duane Owen is a person with serious mental illness,  the Florida Supreme Court this afternoon rejected decades of documented scientific and psychiatric evidence and paved the way for Mr. Owen’s execution to proceed next week. Unless the United States Supreme Court steps in, the execution of Mr. Owen will add to…