As has been the case this whole year, there is no time to rest. Mike Bell is set to be the next victim of Florida’s state-sponsored cruelty. His execution is scheduled for July 15 at 6 pm for the 1993 retaliatory murders of Jimmy West and Tamecka Smith.

Governor DeSantis has the sole authority to stop this execution at any time, for any reason. Thousands of you have been calling on him to do so. If you haven’t yet, please sign the petition:

RT @WFLA: Over 100 faith leaders across the state are urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to halt death penalty executions as Florida nears a modern-d….

The seven men Florida has put to death in the first six months of 2025 make up one third of the national total of those executed. @DPInfoCtr

“The death penalty is not about public safety. It’s about power. The governor alone decides who lives, who dies with no checks or balances … That’s what we call vengeance and it’s very dangerous,” said Demetrius Minor of @CCATDP @CallTallahassee

RT @ACLUFL: Despite decades of falling public opinion for it, Florida under Gov. DeSantis leads the nation in state executions, one of only….

RT @FlaCathBps: On Tuesday, a delegation of faith leaders gathered in Tallahassee to call on Governor DeSantis to halt executions as the st….

The letter, signed by over 100 ordained and lay faith leaders from across the state, urges the Governor to “stop all executions in Florida and work toward a justice system that reflects the moral leadership our communities expect and deserve.”

Also today, Florida faith leaders gathered in Tallahassee for a press conference before delivering a letter to Governor DeSantis calling for a moratorium on executions.

Mike Bell is scheduled for execution one week from today, on July 15 at 6 pm. And on July 31, the state plans to conduct its record-breaking 9th execution this year by killing Edward 'Zak' Zakrzewski. Learn more and take action to stop these executions.

At Michael Bells’s trial, the prosecution repeatedly used racially charged language, describing him as someone who lived by “the law of the jungle.” His own lawyer agreed—telling the mostly white jury that Michael “lived in a different world than ours.”

Florida has executed 8 people in a single year only twice before — in 1984 and 2014. If Mike Bell is killed on July 15, we’ll tie that record. If Edward Zakrzewski is executed on July 31, Florida will set a new record: 9 executions in one year. This is a crisis.

This warrant comes just days in advance of the 4th of July, and less than a month after DeSantis signed legislation aimed at helping veterans, boldly claiming that “Florida remains the most veteran-friendly state in the nation.”

Edward’s death sentences were the product of two simple majority votes (7-5 each) plus a judge’s override of a jury’s life verdict. In no other state in the nation, including under Florida’s current law, would Edward even be eligible for execution.

In the seconds before we were to hit send on this email with an update on the scheduled execution of Michael Bell, Governor DeSantis signed his 9th death warrant of 2025, setting Air Force Veteran Edward ‘Zak’ Zakrzewski for execution on July 31.

BREAKING: Governor DeSantis signs the ninth death warrant of 2025 and sets an execution date for Edward J. Zakrzewski, II. He is scheduled to be executed on Thursday, July 31 at 6 pm for the 1994 murders of Sylvia, Edward, and Anna Zakrzewski.

@FLDeathPenalty @NicholeManna @TheJaxTrib What Mike’s hearing demonstrated on Monday was that the State of Florida doesn’t actually care about learning the truth. Especially when that truth-seeking process threatens to throw a wrench in their now well-oiled machinery of death.

@FLDeathPenalty @NicholeManna @TheJaxTrib Despite requests from the defense that the witnesses be granted immunity, the State and the Court declined to grant it. The witnesses were threatened with perjury, which carries up to 15 years in prison, if they stuck with their sworn affidavit.

@FLDeathPenalty @NicholeManna @TheJaxTrib However, at Monday’s hearing, these witnesses, clearly nervous and uncomfortable, distanced themselves from their affidavits and exercised their right to remain silent. What changed? @NicholeManna @TheJaxTrib