Florida carried out 19 executions in 2025, accounting for 40% of all executions nationwide, making the state the single driving force behind the increase, with the average age of those executed being 60 and many showing signs of serious mental illness, brain damage or severe childhood trauma.
Gov. Josh Shapiro issued his first death penalty reprieve, continuing Pennsylvania’s moratorium on executions and reflecting a shift towards abolishing capital punishment, while urging the Legislature to enact sentencing reform.
The May 2025 firing squad execution of Mikal Deen Mahdi in South Carolina was botched, resulting in a prolonged and painful death, and raising questions about the constitutionality of the method and the state’s shield law that protects the identities of execution personnel.
Florida Legislature has passed four bills expanding the state’s death penalty, some of which are unconstitutional, and all are now awaiting Governor Ron DeSantis’ signature.
The courts play a vital role in ensuring fairness and justice, as evidenced by the recent Fischer v. United States Supreme Court decision, which limited the federal government’s use of obstruction statutes, and the role of the judiciary in reexamining flawed trials and evidence to prevent wrongful convictions.
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