# Exonerated Floridians urge Donalds to review all 235 death sentences

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/former-death-row-prisoners-call-byron-donalds-to-halt-future-florida-executions/
- Published: 2026-11-12T18:58:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T19:45:10+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/12/byron-donalds-florida-executions
- Topics: Americas, Politics, World

## Key points

- Exonerated men ask Florida’s governor-elect to pause executions.
- Florida’s next execution would be its 20th this year.
- Donalds has been described as a death penalty supporter.

## Summary

Three exonerated former death row prisoners have urged Florida’s governor-elect, Byron Donalds, to pause executions and review all 235 current death sentences. Their appeal matters because Florida is carrying out executions at a record pace, while the men say their cases show how wrongful convictions can go undetected.

At a press conference in Tallahassee, Herman Lindsey, Joaquín José Martínez and Seth Penalver called for a roundtable with Donalds and incoming legislative leaders. Florida has exonerated 30 people sentenced to death since 1976; its scheduled execution of Thomas Overton next Thursday would be its 20th this year, surpassing the 2025 record of 19. Donalds has been described by his transition team as a staunch supporter of the death penalty, making a moratorium unlikely.

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