Florida executed 19 death row inmates in 2025. That caused unusual national uptick

Without Florida, the national execution rate would be like an average year, with fewer than 30 executions across the country.
The Independent Florida Alligator

‘A window to the outside’: 3 death row pen pals reflect on their relationships with inmates

Across the country, dozens of organizations connect people on the outside with death row inmates through pen pal programs.

How many people did Florida execute in 2025? How many are on death row?

In 2025, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed death warrants for 19 people, nearly 4 times as many as any other state. List of executions ...

Florida breaks execution record, what about 8 SW Florida men on death row?

With 8 Coller and Lee county men living on Florida's death row, Gov. Ron DeSantis set record for executions in 2025 ...
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Tampa Rep. Susan Valdés sponsors bill to create Corrections accountabilty position

The bill says the legislation is necessary “to create an independent entity as a unit of the legislative branch of state ...
Orlando Sentinel

Class action approved in Florida trans inmate case

TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge has cleared the way for transgender Florida prison inmates to pursue a class-action lawsuit alleging they were improperly denied accommodations as part of treating gender ...
Orlando Weekly

Florida corrections secretary asks for ‘staggering’ $512M for prison system

Sounding as desperate as he ever has since being appointed four years ago, Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) Secretary Ricky Dixon asked a panel of state lawmakers Wednesday for more than $512 ...