We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition:

Clemency For Rebecca Falcon

Target: Governor Jeb Bush, Governor John Ellis "Jeb" Bush; Commissioners: Monica A. Dav, Governor Jeb Bush Of Florida And The Cabinet Board
Sponsor: Donna Gallegos, Justice For Juveniles
  • Signatures: 221
  • Goal: 100,000
  • Deadline: 8-10-2005

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221 3:35 am PST, Mar 4 Wolfgang Palm Beckingen  
220 6:43 am PST, Mar 2 GAILLARD CHRISTOPHE MACOURIA  
219 9:46 am PST, Dec 27 Anonymous Stuttgart  
218 7:40 pm PDT, Oct 21 gail walton bartow Florida
217 12:00 pm PDT, Sep 21 Nadine Seidita Oceanside New York
216 1:56 am PDT, Aug 24 babette Irgmaier Rosenheim  
215 9:46 am PDT, Jul 8 Tracey Dawkins   Washington
214 10:09 pm PDT, Jun 25 Anonymous tallahassee Florida
213 7:15 am PDT, May 19 Michael Wayne Mount Kisco New York
212 10:38 am PDT, May 15 CARL LUTTRELL TAMPA Florida
211 8:26 am PDT, Apr 9 diana gilbreath lakeland Florida
210 4:00 pm PDT, Apr 5 Roman Soiko Plainsboro New Jersey
209 9:39 pm PST, Feb 20 Katie Lutz   Arizona
208 7:51 pm PST, Dec 24 Chasity Barber Joplin Missouri
207 5:46 am PST, Dec 5 JOYCE PIGNA CASSELBERRY Florida
206 6:10 pm PST, Nov 28 Linda Rosson Mobile Alabama
205 5:29 pm PST, Nov 14 jackie manion boyce carolina Puerto Rico
204 9:02 am PDT, Oct 24 Mona Gudbranson Cortland New York
203 4:28 am PDT, Sep 29 jessica tilley london  
202 6:35 pm PDT, Sep 15 Christine Thompson St Petersburg Florida
201 11:33 am PDT, Aug 18 Ange Barrett   Armed Forces Americas
200 2:55 pm PDT, Aug 15 Anonymous   Florida
199 5:57 am PDT, Aug 6 Melissa Krenn Gibsonton Florida
198 12:41 pm PDT, Aug 3 Stela Vasques Lisbon  
197 8:26 pm PDT, Jul 13 Christine Figueroa   Florida
196 3:13 pm PDT, Jul 7 Gloria Greene cleveland Ohio
195 11:03 pm PDT, Jul 4 M. Derringer Dale Texas
194 5:27 pm PDT, Jun 30 Marie Sekund Vaenersborg  
193 5:10 am PDT, Jun 24 Dariana Donovan Peoria Illinois
192 5:09 pm PDT, Jun 22 Brenda Boenzi-Reed Chandler Arizona
191 10:46 pm PDT, Jun 13 Anna Asbury Louisville Kentucky
190 8:11 pm PDT, Jun 13 Bobbi Adams   New Mexico
189 2:36 pm PDT, Jun 13 anne chen pleasanton California
188 5:02 am PDT, Jun 13 kathy harris pace Florida
187 7:55 pm PDT, Jun 12 Lana Nichols Ivydale West Virginia
186 7:28 pm PDT, Jun 12 Luann Colgan Cedar park Texas
185 4:16 pm PDT, Jun 11 Greg Woodruff Midland Texas
184 4:15 pm PDT, Jun 11 Stephanie Woodruff Midland Texas
183 4:14 pm PDT, Jun 11 Cindy Woodruff Midland Texas
182 4:14 pm PDT, Jun 11 Ken Woodruff Midland Texas
181 2:23 pm PDT, Jun 11 Melanie Peterson Summerville South Carolina
180 12:41 pm PDT, Jun 11 Patricia Williams   California
179 12:56 pm PDT, Jun 10 Courtney Baker woodbridge Virginia
178 4:20 pm PDT, Jun 4 Jaime Ray   California
177 11:41 am PDT, May 31 Bobbie Day   Tennessee
176 8:31 pm PDT, May 26 Omar Khan Miramar Florida
175 9:15 pm PDT, May 8 Chryl Beaty Guntown Mississippi
174 12:05 am PDT, May 8 Mustang Beam Moiese Montana
173 4:22 pm PDT, May 6 Rick Sullivan   Armed Forces Americas
172 4:19 pm PDT, May 6 Stacy Clark Jonesboro Arkansas
171 11:11 am PDT, May 4 Takuji Soyama   Armed Forces Americas
170 3:50 pm PDT, May 3 Wendy Horn Arcata California
169 6:35 am PDT, Apr 28 stephanie lessard Derry New Hampshire
168 2:33 am PDT, Apr 27 Steve Klein   Armed Forces Americas
167 3:50 am PDT, Apr 26 Thomas Pirovano   Armed Forces Americas
166 5:51 am PDT, Apr 23 Liz Graham    
165 5:08 am PDT, Apr 12 Abhimanyu A.   Armed Forces Americas
164 2:58 pm PDT, Apr 11 D White Mooresville Indiana
163 2:31 am PDT, Apr 6 Anonymous Salem Massachusetts
162 11:44 pm PDT, Apr 2 ralph fields Lakewood Colorado
161 8:19 pm PST, Mar 24 Ilhan M. Avcioglu   Illinois
160 4:57 pm PST, Mar 23 Anonymous Bangor Maine
159 1:49 pm PST, Mar 21 Mela Gibson   Maryland
158 1:26 am PST, Mar 21 Elainna Crowell   Armed Forces Americas
157 9:30 pm PST, Mar 11 Denise Garcia hacienda heights California
156 11:34 pm PST, Feb 27 William King Jefferson Maryland
155 12:15 pm PST, Feb 21 Christopher Gay clovis New Mexico
154 5:20 pm PST, Feb 19 Joerg Hengster Ostfildern  
153 9:16 pm PST, Feb 18 Stacey MacGowan   New York
152 7:48 am PST, Feb 12 Myshel Jewel Temple Hills Maryland
151 4:24 pm PST, Feb 11 Paul Bowtell    

Clemency For Rebecca Falcon

To: Governor Jeb Bush of Florida and the Cabinet Board of Executive Clemency Administration



Citizens of Florida and Nationwide are requesting that field staff conduct intensive investigation into all factors of Rebecca Falcons sentencing in 1999 when Rebecca was a child of 15 years of age, with no prior offense or criminal record. We are asking that the staff be allowed to review and process a clemency request for Rebecca and that staff present their findings to the Commission in hopes that the Commission will make a recommendation for submission to the Board of Executive Clemency.

In April 1999 Rebecca was convicted of felony murder and sentenced to life without possibility of parole. She now resides at Lowell Women's Prison. Under Florida's current law, the Judge had no choice but to give her the maximum sentence. Rebecca had never been in trouble before, and she had planned to go to college to be a psychologist. Now, she's in a hard-core women's prison. There are no opportunities for growth, so she just exists — nothing else. How is justice served by sending a 15-year-old girl to prison for the rest of her life? There are hardened criminals who don't receive such a harsh sentence.

Because of the laws currently in effect, no consideration was given to whether Rebecca would be amendable to Juvenile treatment and rehabilitation that she would have received in the Juvenile system. All that mattered is the nature of the crime. There were no psychologists appointed by the state to examine Rebecca and her history, no rehabilitation experts to evaluate her potential, and no judge to personally look over everything, in order to make a careful and informed decision. None of that mattered, and Rebecca didn't matter — only the nature of the crime mattered.

What happened that night would stay with Rebecca and haunt her for the rest of her life--whether she's in prison or out of prison. But there has to be a more humane form of justice than sending a 15-year-old girl, who had never been in trouble before, away to prison for the rest of her life, without any chance at parole. Rebecca has served many years, because as a child she did not have the insight needed when she witnessed the murder of cab driver, Richard Phillips. For what-ever part the jury felt Rebecca played in this horrible crime, the time she has served in adult prison, should be enough punishment for a child age 15 years at the time of the conviction.

Citizens who have signed this petition beg the State Clemency Board and Governor Jeb Bush to grant this young woman Clemency so she can have an opportunity to contribute to society and make a difference for other children by sharing her story of how easily a teen can place themselves at risk with a killer and then pay a lifetime price for being in the wrong place, at the wrong time. Rebecca can work with Advocacy groups that will raise public awareness and educate children to the dangers of an association with a dangerous adult person and the consequences, which cost Rebecca her adolescent, and adult years while locked away in adult prison for life without parole. Rebecca can serve the country and Florida in a great and mighty way by being allowed to speak to other teens in middle and high schools, at Juvenile Conferences and much more, which can only happen if Rebecca is Granted Clemency.

Respectfully Submitted

The Signatories of the Citizens of the United States as submitted





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