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Former death row prisoners call Byron Donalds to halt future Florida executions

The Guardian World Thursday 12 November 2026, 18:58 UTC By Richard Luscombe in Miami 1 min read
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Donalds is governor-elect in state that leads the US in the number of executions, with its 20th this year taking place next weekThree exonerated former death row prisoners in Florida have called on incoming governor Byron Donalds to halt the state’s record run of executions and review the cases of all 235 prisoners who are now condemned. At a press conference in Tallahassee on Thursday hosted by the advocacy group Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (FADP), the men said they...

Donalds is governor-elect in state that leads the US in the number of executions, with its 20th this year taking place next week

Three exonerated former death row prisoners in Florida have called on incoming governor Byron Donalds to halt the state’s record run of executions and review the cases of all 235 prisoners who are now condemned.

At a press conference in Tallahassee on Thursday hosted by the advocacy group Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (FADP), the men said they were seeking a roundtable discussion with Donalds, a Republican, as well as the state’s new legislative leaders in pursuit of a moratorium.

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