Press Releases
about Capital Punishment
Aug 31, 2017
ACLU of Florida Statement on Florida Supreme Court Ruling Against State Attorney Aramis Ayala
MIAMI – The Florida Supreme Court today ruled 5-2 against central Florida State Attorney Aramis Ayala in her case challenging Gov. Scott taking cases away from her after she dete...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Apr 28, 2017
Reports of Shaking and Convulsions During Kenneth Williams’ Execution Must Be Investigated
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — At 11:05 pm CT, the state of Arkansas executed Kenneth Williams by lethal injection. Says Rita Sklar, executive director of the ACLU of Arkansas:
“Reports t...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Apr 19, 2017
Arkansas Man Asks for Stay of Execution Based On New Evidence of Intellectual Disability
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Ledell Lee, a prisoner on death row in Arkansas, today submitted a new request to the Arkansas parole board asking for new consideration of his application fo...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Court case: Ledell Lee v. State of Arkansas
Apr 18, 2017
Death Row Prisoner Ledell Lee Seeks New Evidence to Prove His Innocence
Lee Also Files Motion Seeking Stay and New Proceedings in Federal Court With Evidence of Intellectual Disability
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Oct 14, 2016
ACLU Responds to Florida Supreme Court Ruling State’s Death Sentencing Statute Unconstitutional
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court today ruled that the state’s system of issuing death sentences is unconstitutional. The Florida Legislature passed a law earlier t...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Apr 25, 2016
Innocent Man Dies of Cancer on Texas Death Row Three Days Before Hearing to Clear His Name
Max Soffar Spent 35 Years Behind Bars for Crimes He Didn’t Commit
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Court case: State of Texas v. Max Soffar
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