Tallahassee church hosts prayer service against death penalty
Residents concerned about the rapid pace of state-funded executions will gather at Good Shepherd Catholic Church on Nov. 30, for a bilingual prayer service calling for an end to the death penalty. Florida is one of 27 states with the death penalty and leads the nation with 19 of the 32 executions carried out as of Nov. 6, according to the Death Penalty Information Center in Washington, D.C. Florida ranks second among states in the number of executions since 1977, with 144. The state also imposed 1,118 death sentences from 1977 through 2025. Last year, the state executed a record 19 people and is scheduled to execute its 21st inmate of 2026 at 6 p.m. the day after the service. The service is open to the public. The names of 144 people executed by the state since 1976 and their 282 victims will be read aloud. Father Dustin Feddon, director of Joseph House for men reentering society from prison, will serve as the spiritual leader of the service. From 2024: Tallahassee ministry helps former inmates get back into society Speakers at the Spanish-English service include Deacon Santiago Molina, religious education director for the St. Eugene Catholic Mission and Student Center,
