| Death
Penalty: |
YES |
| Prohibit
Execution of the Mentally Retarded: |
NO |
| Life
Without Parole: |
YES |
| Minimum
Age to Eligible for the Death Penalty: |
17 (4 juveniles on death row) |
| Number
on Death Row: |
386 |
| Executions
Since 1976: |
51 |
| Race
of Defendants: |
213 white (55%), 135 black (35%), 35 Latino/a (9%), 2 Asian (.5%), 1 Native American (.3%) |
| Racial
Make-up of State Population: |
65% white, 17% Hispanic, 15% black, 2% Asian |
| Innocents
Exonerated: |
YES (21). |
| Columbia
University Study Rate of Error in Capital Cases: |
73% |
| Murder
Rate: |
6.5 per 100,000 (ranked 21st out of 51) |
| Governor: |
Jeb Bush, (Republican),
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| Presidential
Vote: |
49% Bush, 49% Gore, 2% Nader |
| Organizations
Endorsing a Moratorium: |
Adrian Dominican Sisters, Florida Chapter
Center for the Advancement of Human Cooperation
Concerned Citizens for Public Integrity, Inc.
eVolution Web, Inc.
Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Gray Panthers of South Dade
Palm Beach Post
Pax Christi Florida
Sarasota County Green Party
Sarasota Herald Tribune
St. Augustine Church, Casselberry
St. Mary Mother of Mercy Catholic Church
St. Matthew Catholic Church
St. Petersburg Times
St. Thomas University, Center for Justice and Peace
Tallahassee Democrat
Theology 315 Spirituality Class
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| Organizations
Working FOR a Moratorium: |
ACLU of Florida
3000 Biscayne Blvd. Suite 215
Miami, FL 33137
Howard Simon-contact
305-576-2336--(day)
305-576-1106--(fax)
aclufl@aclufl.org
www.aclufl.org
ACLU of Florida (Legislative Office)
314 West Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301-1608
Larry Helm Spalding-contact
850-425-1050--(day)
850-425-5097--(fax)
larryaclu@aol.com
www.aclufl.org
Amnesty International State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator
Marisa Gwaltney-contact
352-336-9553-phone
marisag@ufl.edu
Florida Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty*
2363 Union Street
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Richard Fabbro-contact
941-332-3449--(day)
941-332-3449--(fax)
Floridians for Alternatives to Death Penalty (FADP)
PMB 297
177 US Hwy #1
Tequesta, FL 33469
Abe Bonowitz, Rev. Glenn Dickson-contacts
800-973-6548--(day)
561-743-4483-(fax)
fadp@fadp.org
www.fadp.org
Gainesville Citizens for Alternatives to the Death Penalty c/o Presbyterian Student Center
3644 NW 12 Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32605-4851
Reverend Glenn Dickson-contact
352-378-4032--(day)
wpcu@bellsouth.ne
Office of Capital Collateral Counsel
P.O. Box. 5498
Tallahassee, FL 32314
Gregory Smith-contact
850-487-4376--(day)
850-487-1682--(fax)
Office of Capital Collateral Counsel Middle Region
3801 Corporex Park Dr. Ste. 201
Tampa, FL 33619
813-740-3544-(phone)
Office of Capital Collateral Counsel South Region
101 Northeast 3rd Ave. Ste. 400
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-713-1284-(phone)
Mike and Lisa Radelet
1225 NW 36th Terrace
Gainesville, FL 32605
352-392-0255 ext.225--(day)
352-375-0277-(eve)
352-392-6568--(fax)
radelet@soc.ufl.edu
effective July 1, 2001:
Department of Sociology
University of Colorado
219 Ketchum, 327 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0327
303-492-6427-(phone)
303-492-8878-(fax) |
| Clemency: |
The Governor has the Authority to grant clemency on the advice of the Board of Executive Clemency. However, the Governor has the absolute power to sign the death warrant. The Governor also has the power to grant reprieves of up to sixty days by executive order. |
| Who
Decides Sentence: |
Judge, who may override a jury's recommendation. |
| Method
of Execution: |
Lethal injection or electrocution (inmate’s decision) |
