Executions – Now & in the Future

Governor Charlie Crist’s administration carried out their first execution on July 1st. Thank you to all who turned out for our Vigil for Mark Schwab and for the Service of Remembrance for Mark and his victim, Junny Rios-Martinez. Because the execution appears to have been carried out without being “botched,” as was Angel Diaz’s, this may pave the way for the signing of several more death warrants. In preparation for the killing of Mark Schwab, the Department of Corrections completed several “tests” on their so-called new lethal injection methods. It was reported that the tests failed 30% of the time. Consequently, it would seem that 1 out of 3 executions will be “problematic.” If two more warrants are signed then one of them will likely be “botched.”

We continue to be hopeful and will keep you apprised as things develop.

Sheila Meehan
Chair, TCADP