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Lawmakers hope the bill will ultimately lead to the U.S. Supreme Court reversing a 2008 decision that barred the death penalty for people who rape children.

The Diocese of St. Augustine is urging prayer ahead of the scheduled Thursday execution of Gary Ray Bowles, who pleaded guilty to the 1994 murder of…

A lawyer for a death row inmate scheduled to be executed next month is accusing Attorney General Pam Bondi of hoodwinking him into agreeing to a delay in…

In her first public appearance as state attorney Monday, Melissa Nelson reiterated her campaign promise of restoring the public’s confidence in Northeast…

TALLAHASSEE — In what might have been his last word on the issue as a member of the Florida Supreme Court, Justice James E.C. Perry on Thursday rendered a…

More than 50 Jacksonville faith leaders are calling for an end to the death penalty.The plea is partly a response to this week’s Harvard University study…

Updated at 7:45 p.m. on Aug. 23Florida’s 4th Judicial Circuit, which includes Duval County, is among a handful nationwide that sentence the majority of…

The latest hearing for a man accused of raping and killing 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle three years ago in Jacksonville was delayed again Monday.Donald…

The death penalty will be the focus of a panel discussion Tuesday night in Jacksonville’s Springfield neighborhood.The American Civil Liberties Union of…

The daughter of one murder victim and the mother of another pleaded with Florida lawmakers last week not to require unanimous jury recommendations before…