“I Would Like To Apologize”: The Final Words Of Jesse Guardado And The State That Failed Him

Before Florida executed its 19th inmate of the year, 64-year-old Jesse Guardado, the convicted murderer gave an apology to his victim’s family and his own for the pain and suffering he caused them. Guardado admitting to fatally beating and stabbing his 75-year-old mentor for money to fuel his drug habit.

Guardado spent time in Florida’s notorious Arthur G. Dozier School for boys that closed in 2011 after decades of documented abuse, rapes and deaths of its students.

Florida’s death row is filled with dozens of men who went to Dozier; many arguing the reform school literally created killers. See for privacy information.