Schoolchildren, teachers, anti-death penalty advocates and attorneys gathered across the street from the Florida State Prison in Raiford Thursday protesting the execution of David Dillbeck, a convicted murderer.
Read More »The Point, June 24, 2022: She gave her life to serve international students. They gave her a new life in return.
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you WUFT News: She gave her life to serve international students. They gave her a new life in return. “Anderson retired this summer after 22 years of working for the University of Florida’s International …
Read More »The Point, June 15, 2022: Remembering the rapid legislative changes that followed the Parkland shooting
NPR notes the quick unison that occurred in Tallahassee in 2018.
Read More »Rural Leaders Worry About ‘Devastating’ Prison Closures
A plan to shut down up to four Florida state prisons is drawing concern from officials in rural areas, where some rely on correctional facilities for jobs.
Read More »Learning To Be Electricians Leads Florida Inmates To A Graduation
Theirs was the first class at the prison to graduate from the State Contracted Electrical Program.
Read More »Juvenile Offenders Get Chance In The Spotlight With Guidance From Hippodrome, River Phoenix Center
Raiford is Union Juvenile Residential Facility currently holding 24 young men from ages 13 to 18. For the next few months a team of theater and education workers from Gainesville will make weekly visits to the detention center to help rehabilitate these young men.
Read More »Lambrix Maintains Innocence At Pre-Execution News Conference
Michael Lambrix, who was convicted in 1984 on two counts of first-degree murder, maintained his innocence at a press conference Tuesday, two days before his scheduled execution.
Read More »Death Penalty Opponents Protest Asay State Execution
On Thursday Mark Asay was sentenced to death for the 1987 murders of two Jacksonville men, after nearly 30 years of waiting on death row. His case sparked controversy, as some of its circumstances were debated for decades.
Read More »Life On Death Row: Michael Lambrix Has Thrice Avoided Execution
Michael Lambrix has been on death row for 33 years. He was convicted in 1984 for two first-degree murders. He's dodged execution three times.
Read More »In Rural Union County, Web Designer Finds New Life As Free Range Farmer
Free range chicken farmer says it's better to be stressed all the time on the farm, than bored, sitting at a desk 50 hours a week.
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