Florida Governor Ron DeSantis scheduled the execution of James Aren Duckett for July 28, following the Florida Supreme Court’s decision to lift a stay of execution, an action that, combined with the previously scheduled execution of Dominick Occhicone, would constitute the state’s first double execution in a single day since 1964.
A coalition of civil rights organizations has filed an amicus brief supporting the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) legal challenge to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ Executive Order 25-244. The brief argues the order unlawfully targets CAIR and threatens First Amendment protections.
Florida has significantly escalated its execution rate since 2025, positioning the state as a national outlier amidst a broader decline in capital punishment across the United States. This acceleration, driven by an increased issuance of death warrants under Governor Ron DeSantis, has intensified debate regarding the fairness and efficacy of capital punishment, particularly concerning legal challenges and potential wrongful convictions.
The state of Florida executed Richard Knight on Thursday evening, proceeding despite unresolved forensic evidence related to the murder weapon and an execution protocol that critics, including Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, assert presents constitutional concerns. Governor Ron DeSantis did not issue a grant of clemency or further consider the case, with FADP noting his attendance at a Federalist Society event during the execution.
Richard Knight, a Florida death row inmate, is scheduled to be executed May 21 after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant, prompting allegations that the accelerated timeline violates multiple constitutional protections.
Florida officials are facing financial uncertainty as they await federal reimbursement for the controversial Everglades immigration detention facility, which has yet to materialize.
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.
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.
The Economist reports that the US is executing people at double the rate compared to last year, with the rise attributed to Republican political ambitions and a decrease in court oversight of the death penalty.
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.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced the opening of a second immigration detention facility, dubbed “Deportation Depot,” at the Baker Correctional Institution to hold up to 2,000 detainees, while a federal judge considers the future of the state’s controversial holding center for immigrants at the Everglades airstrip known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”
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.
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