The late Gov. Bob Graham’s six death row commutations, prior to 1983, remain the only ones since Florida restored the death penalty in 1972. The clemency process is now draped in secrecy. Def… ...

For all the initiatives and bills I’ve seen coming through this 2023 Florida legislative session, my biggest disappointment has been in the area of senior care. It hurts my heart, as a 25-year ...

St. Louis, Mo., Aug 2, 2023 / 13:00 pm. The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops (FCCB) last week requested that Gov. Ron DeSantis “choose life” and stay the execution of James Phillip ...

(NewsNation) — A former Florida clemency board member is calling for the release of Michael Edwards, who has served 31 years of a 60-year sentence for selling a small amount of cocaine. Nikki ...

The Kreusler family wants Mark Herman exonerated in their father's 1976 murder. A Florida prosecutor's Conviction Review Unit may be their last hope.

While serving a life sentence for that crime, he confessed in 2005 to the 1988 rape and murder of Patricia “Patsy” Miller, a Melbourne, Florida, nurse. Barnes says he raped Miller twice ...