Death Penalty

Curtis Beasley was the 44th execution under DeSantis. The 13th veteran. The 14th senior citizen. The 27th person to die on a non-unanimous jury vote. And now Bill Thompson, gravely ill with sepsis and dementia, is scheduled for October 13. The names keep coming. ⚖️ SAN Death Penalty Report · September/October 2026 He Won the

Florida is set to carry out its 16th execution of the year on Tuesday, with two more scheduled before Halloween and a fourth pending in Oklahoma before Veterans Day. Each case raises a different legal question, from jury unanimity to competency to actual innocence, and together they capture just how fast this year’s execution calendar

⚖️ SAN Death Penalty · Book Event · Conservative Opposition If You Believe in Limited Government, You Cannot Believe the State Should Have Unchecked Power to Kill. A Law Professor Makes the Case. Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty sat down with University of Richmond law professor Corinna Barrett Lain, author of Secrets of the

⚖️ SAN Death Penalty Report He Made Origami Birthday Hats for the Men Around Him.Florida Executed Him Anyway. Danny Conahan was funny. He had a great laugh, loved ABBA, and served his country in the Navy. He maintained his innocence for more than 30 years. On Thursday, September 10, Florida carried out its 15th execution

Florida’s Record Pace of Executions Continues With Three More Scheduled This September | Sustainable Action Now Sustainable Action Now Criminal Justice & Policy Developing Story Criminal Justice Florida’s Record Pace of Executions Continues With Three More Scheduled This September Governor Ron DeSantis has signed death warrants for three men whose cases span five decades, keeping

William Silvia is gone. Three more warrants are signed. A conservative Republican wants to end the death penalty in Pennsylvania. And fifty years after Gregg v. Georgia, the conversation is finally changing. Florida Keeps Executing. The Rest of the Country Is Asking Why. ⚖️ SAN Death Penalty Report Florida Keeps Executing.The Rest of the Country

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On July 28, 2026, the State of Florida executed two men on the same gurney, in the same room, by the same execution team, separated by six hours. James Duckett died at noon. Dominick Occhicone died that evening. The day became the first double execution in Florida in more than 60 years, carried out by

On the night of July 14, 2026, the State of Florida executed Dennis Sochor. He was 74 years old. He was a United States Army veteran. He had spent forty years on death row, which means he had spent the substantial majority of his adult life inside Florida State Prison, waiting to find out whether

Two things happened in the same week that together capture everything complicated and urgent about the state of capital punishment in America in 2026. In Columbus, Ohio, Republican Governor Mike DeWine stood before reporters, brought out charts and graphs, and announced that he now believes the death penalty should be abolished. He is 79 years