Billy Kearse’s execution is scheduled for March 3, 2026, with just 33 days between the signing of his death warrant and the execution date, raising concerns over due process rights in Florida’s capital punishment system.
Ronald Heath was executed by the State of Florida for the 1989 murder of Michael Sheridan, marking the state’s first execution of 2026, despite his attorneys arguing that Florida corrections officials had mismanaged the state’s death penalty protocols and that jurors did not recommend the death penalty unanimously.
Former Florida State Prison Warden Ron McAndrew argues that Florida’s rapid scheduling of executions is pushing the state’s lethal injection system beyond its limits, increasing the risk of faulty administrations and inflicting lasting trauma on both condemned prisoners and prison staff.
Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (FADP) denounced the execution of Mark Allen Geralds, arguing that his case illustrates deep flaws in Florida’s death penalty system, including unresolved forensic issues and inadequate mental health evaluations.
Florida is moving forward with the execution of Mark Gerald on Dec. 5, 2025, despite major concerns about missing evidence, inadequate defense, and unaddressed mental health issues, highlighting the need for more thorough forensic analysis and investigation in capital punishment cases.
Norman Mearle Grim, Jr., a U.S. Navy veteran, was executed by the State of Florida for the 1998 killing of Cynthia Campbell, marking the 15th execution in Florida this year and the 22nd under Governor Ron DeSantis.
Florida is leading a coalition of 15 state attorneys general urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to support executions for pedophiles, in defiance of the 2008 Kennedy v. Louisiana Supreme Court ruling that bars the death penalty for child rapists.
Military veterans and capital defense attorneys are urging Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to stop the execution of veterans on Florida’s death row, including Kayle Bates, who is scheduled to be executed on August 19th, citing the fact that veterans are twice as likely to be on death row as the general population due to their service-related mental health issues.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Florida Supreme Court has denied the first-filed appeal out of three currently pending…