The Florida Legislature is at it again: after passing a bill several weeks ago that created a mandatory death sentence for undocumented immigrants found guilty of serious crimes, members of the Florida House and Senate are now sponsoring bills to expand the death penalty further. Two of these bills seek to add “aggravating factors” for capital…
When I took this job, I made a commitment that we would tell the truth about Florida’s death penalty. This includes the truth about the people we are executing. Here is the truth about the execution of Eddie James: While on death row in January of 2023, Eddie James suffered a near-fatal heart attack. He…
Yesterday Gov. DeSantis signed the second death warrant of 2025 – less than one week after the State executed James Ford. The governor set the execution of Eddie James for Thursday, March 20 at 6:00 p.m. We’re less than two months into the year the State has already implemented a “mandatory” and “automatic” death penalty…
