Law Permitting the Death Penalty for Child Rapists Goes Into Effect
October 5, 2023 | Florida
Florida’s new law permitting the death penalty for pedophiles went into effect this week, the state’s governor announced Tuesday evening.
“Florida’s law allowing the death penalty for child rapists is now in effect,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a post on social media. “The minimum sentence is life in prison without parole. In Florida, anyone who harms children in such a horrific way will never walk free.”
DeSantis signed HB 1297 in May, and the statute took effect on Sunday. (Excerpt from The Daily Signal.)
