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May 29, 2024 · Imposing sentences of death based on chance is the antithesis of the protections afforded by the Eighth Amendment and, likewise, article I, section 17, of the Florida Constitution,” Kalmanson ...
Apr 20, 2023 · The change, which will allow juries to recommend a death sentence with an 8-to-4 vote, was prompted by a Florida jury’s decision last year to sentence to life in prison without parole the...
Nov 12, 2021 · FLORIDA — Life in prison without parole is a sentence meant for the worst criminals in Florida, and the toughest penalty other than a death sentence. But some call life in prison without parole...
Nov 11, 2021 · But Florida and others virtually ended parole a generation ago, and life sentences became permanent. Today, Florida has more than 13,600 people serving life without parole, far more than any...
May 3, 2023 · GAINESVILLE — With Florida making it easier for juries to impose the death sentence, two formerly condemned inmates who are still behind bars are warning that the change gives too much power over life and death to elected prosecutors. Their concerns are at odds with some families of murder victims.
Aug 18, 2008 · A sentence of life without parole means exactly what it says—those convicted of crimes are locked away in prison until they die. However, unlike the death penalty, a sentence of life without parole allows mistakes to be corrected or new evidence to come to light. And life without parole is far less expensive.”.
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Feb 11, 2023 · Life in prison with no parole a better option than death penalty. Letters: Florida must abandon death penalty for violent offenders, use life with no parole. Florida Times-Union. In recent years,...
