Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 1205 into law, restricting voter’s ability to place policy measures on the ballot and effectively ending the citizen-led ballot measure process.
132 US military veterans have signed a letter to Governor Ron DeSantis urging him to halt the execution of Jeffrey “Ranger” Hutchinson, a decorated Gulf War veteran suffering from severe combat-related brain injuries, arguing that his execution would be a miscarriage of justice and a national betrayal.
Attorneys for Jeffrey Hutchinson, a 62-year-old Gulf War veteran scheduled for execution on May 1, have filed an emergency motion in Bradford County Circuit Court seeking a stay, arguing that Hutchinson is mentally incompetent to be executed due to a complex set of mental health conditions.
Michael Tanzi, a man who suffered from severe childhood abuse and mental illness, was executed for the 2000 murder of Janet Acosta, with critics arguing that the death penalty is a form of vengeance rather than justice.
Florida is set to execute Michael Tanzi by lethal injection tonight. Critics argue the state’s execution protocol…
TALLAHASSEE, FL – With his execution scheduled for March 20, 2025, Edward Thomas James has filed a…
DUBLIN, CA – One-hundred and three staff sexual abuse and harassment survivors at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI)…
By Yana Singhal WASHINGTON, DC – After various challenges on the Transgender Health Care Ban, the Supreme Court…
By Audrey Sawyer TALLAHASSEE, FL – Human Rights Watch, in a report, charged Florida has been issuing…
By Shriya Kali Chittapuram WASHINGTON, DC – Recently, The Sentencing Project published “The Second Look Movement: A…
By Melinda Kukaj EASTHAMPTON, MASS – Prison Policy Initiative this week provided updates on new data…
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It was a momentous day in Florida, as the state’s Supreme…
By Jenna Tooley TALLAHASSEE, FL— In a significant development, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has issued…
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By Cindy Chen SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU Foundation of Northern…
By Estrella Torres BROOKLYN, NY – Many politicians and pundits have long used the excuse of criminal…
By Rena Abdusalam BROOKLYN, NY – Equal Justice USA (EJUSA), a national organization that works to improve…
By Maggie Harned ORLANDO, FL.— Florida representatives asked the US Supreme Court to block previous, lower court…
By: Cooper Dutton Tampa, Florida—Following the scandal over George Santos’ extensive lies about his past, another…
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong and Fanelisa Leconte WOODLAND, CA – While discussing the prosecution and defense’s motions during…