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Spiritual adviser calls for 6-month pause on Florida executions, victim's husband pushes back

Headline from WFLA

A spiritual adviser who has witnessed 14 executions across five states is calling on Florida Governor-elect Byron Donalds to temporarily halt executions, saying the state needs time to examine the pace of capital punishment and its impact on everyone involved.

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  1. Tampa Bay Times

    Death row pastor asks Florida’s next governor for 6-month pause on executions (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    As Gov. Ron DeSantis signs the state’s 22nd death warrant of the year , a pastor who counsels people on death row is asking the next governor, Republican Byron Donalds , for a six-month moratorium on all state-sanctioned executions. The Rev.

  2. Orlando Weekly

    Pastor calls on Byron Donalds to halt Florida’s record-setting pace of executions (opens Orlando Weekly)

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    Orlando Weekly's feed description

    The Rev. Jeff Hood is urging Donalds to commit to a six-month moratorium, between Jan. 5, when he takes office, and July 5.

  3. WFLA

    Spiritual adviser calls for 6-month pause on Florida executions, victim's husband pushes back (opens WFLA)

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    WFLA's feed description

    A spiritual adviser who has witnessed 14 executions across five states is calling on Florida Governor-elect Byron Donalds to temporarily halt executions, saying the state needs time to examine the pace of capital punishment and its impact on everyone involved.

  4. The Guardian

    Former death row prisoners call Byron Donalds to halt future Florida executions (opens The Guardian)

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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 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 …