With encouragement from FADP and our partners in the mental health community, Rep. Vance Aloupis, (R-Miami) introduced the House version of the bill to exempt persons with serious mental illness from the death penalty. HB1251: Serious Mental Illness as Bar to Sentence of Death; “Prohibits imposition of sentence of death if the defendant had serious…
“In Florida, they found, at least 36 death-row prisoners have been executed despite Supreme Court decisions clearly establishing the unconstitutionality of their death sentences. That translates to 36.4% of all Florida executions, or 1 in every 2.75 executions.” Read the “Right Too Soon” Study: One in Seven Prisoners Put to Death in U.S. Had Legal…
We have wonderful news! Last week, Senator Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) introduced Senate Bill 770, which would protect people with serious mental illness from the death penalty. The introduction of this bill is an important milestone in our campaign to save vulnerable people from execution. So where do we go from here? FADP is working…
