Governor DeSantis has signed a death warrant for Glen Rogers, scheduling his execution for Thursday, May 15 at 6 pm for the 1995 murder of Tina Marie Cribbs. This marks the fifthexecution scheduled by the Governor in 2025 alone.
We do not minimize the devastating loss suffered by Ms. Cribbs’ loved ones, and we grieve with them. But executing Glen Rogers will not bring healing or safety, it will only continue the cycle of trauma and violence.
Glen Rogers was repeatedly failed by the very systems that were supposed to protect him. From the age of ten, he endured unspeakable abuse, including sexual violence and trafficking, during the most critical years of brain development. These early, untreated traumas shaped the course of his life long before the crime for which he is now sentenced to die.
We believe in accountability, but true accountability does not require execution. A sentence of life without the possibility of parole protects society while also recognizing the human capacity for redemption and the role of childhood trauma in shaping adult behavior.
Florida does not need the death penalty to be safe. Glen Rogers’s execution will not make us safer, it will simply add another act of violence to an already tragic story. Justice does not require death.