Florida sets up a third execution in 2026 as state leads US death penalty surge

A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer during a traffic stop is set to be Florida’s third execution of 2026 ...
SCOTUSblog on MSN

There was a surge in executions in 2025. Here’s how the Supreme Court responded.

In 2025, the United States saw a surge in executions after a period of decline. According to the Death Penalty Information ...

Alabama man faces execution despite not pulling trigger in 1991 killing; victim's daughter urges clemency

Charles "Sonny" Burton faces execution in Alabama for his role in a 1991 robbery in which a man was fatally shot, even though Burton did not fire the gun or witness the killing.
NPR

Executions nearly double in 2025 due to dramatic rise in Florida

Executions in the U.S. nearly doubled in 2025 over the previous year as Florida executed more prisoners in a 12-month span than ever before, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. The ...
KCCI Des Moines

Death row executions nearly doubled this year. Here's where and why

>> LOOK AT THIS BEHIND US. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF DEATH PENALTY EXECUTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY SINCE 1977. YOU SEE THE LATE 90'S. THAT WAS THE PEAK. BUT THEN A GRADUAL DECLINE. >> THAT IS UNTIL NOW. THIS UP ...