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…
200 FL Death Sentences Ruled Unconstitutional by Florida Supreme Court. Mark Asay Stay Lifted
The Florida Supreme Court has lifted the stay of execution for Mark Asay whose execution could be rescheduled at any time now. The Court also ruled that more than 200 death sentences for those now on death row are unconstitutional and they are entitled to be resentenced. This ruling affects those sentenced to death after…
Justice Breyer Again Presses Case Against Death Penalty
Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the appeal of Henry Sireci who has spent more than 40 years on Florida’s Death Row. In his dissent, Justice Stephen Breyer wrote, “…the time has come for this Court to reconsider the constitutionality of the death penalty.” He touched on a litany of the failures of the death penalty.…
World Day of Cities for Life – 2016
In 2016, FADP organized 8 events across the state of Florida in collaboration with the International Day of Cities for Life. Read more about the 2016 events below. Click here to view photos from the 2016 events. St. Augustine “Cities for Life – Every Life is Sacred – Join the worldwide movement to abolish the…
Join the November 30 “Cities for Life – Cities Against the Death Penalty” Worldwide Campaign
FADP helped organize prominent events throughout Florida for Wednesday, November 30th as part of the International “Cities For Life, Cities Against the Death Penalty” Campaign. Organized by the Community of Sant’Egidio, more than 2,000 cities around the world participate by illuminating monuments and churches to say “NO” to the death penalty. You are invited to…
Column: Florida’s death penalty harms victims’ families
(This column by Florida murder victim’s family members: SueZann Bosler, Kathy Dillon, Darlene Farah, and Marietta Jaeger Lane was recently published in the Tallahassee Democrat) This past spring, each of us wrote Florida legislative leaders, with one of us, Darlene Farah, visiting them in their offices in Tallahassee. We urged them not to pass the…
Advances Toward a More Humane and Effective Justice System
Real progress in Florida justice reform at the local level. Three Florida incumbent State Attorneys were booted out of office at least partly due to extreme and excessive sentencing and high use of the death penalty. Angela Corey – Duval, Mark Ober – Hillsborough, and Jeff Ashton – Orange. The incoming State Attorneys have indicated they…
Florida Death Penalty – October Timeline
Years of struggle have led to unprecedented openings and new opportunities for our movement. Things are now moving fast. So much has happened in the last couple of weeks that we put together a timeline of events and news articles to help sort it out. Oct. 12: Harvard Law School’s Fair Punishment Project releases report…