The Elul edition of Divrei Matir Asurim listed the execution of Loran Kenstley Cole as upcoming. Mr. Cole has since been executed. Here is an update from WUFT, NPR/PBS station for North Central Florida, and more on this case from Death Penalty Information Center.
Please also see this important statement from Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty regarding the way executions are set, and clemency considered, in Florida: “A selection process shrouded in secrecy. No way for the public to make its voice heard. Key officials unavailable the week we are killing a human being. This is no system of orderly justice.”
Visit FADP for more basic background and concerns specific to the State of Florida. For a national view, see this report of a special presentation to Matir Asurim in 2023.
With prayers for the loved ones of Mr. Cole; for victims, living and dead, in the 1994 case and their loved ones; for all harmed by Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys; and for all who remain on Death Row throughout the United States.
Yahrzeit [Memorial] candles. (Credit: Hadar Institute)
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