Florida’s record execution spree in 2025 drove a sharp national uptick: Executions nearly doubled nationwide from 2024.

The state led the nation in executions with 19 people put to death, some of whom committed crimes in the Tampa Bay area ...

A rise in executions in the United States in 2025 occurred alongside “shifting public opinion” against the death penalty, ...

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

Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols on Monday declined to choose between the electric chair and lethal injection for his Dec. 11 execution, meaning the state will default to lethal ...