Lethal injections and 'Old Sparky,' a Florida execution timeline

Florida has been executing people for nearly 200 years. Here's how the process has changed, and what's happening now.
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Florida schedules two executions for same day, a first for the state since 1964

Florida is scheduled to execute two convicted killers on July 28, 2026, setting up what would be the state’s first same-day ...

Florida to carry out double execution for first time in over 60 years

Florida plans to execute former cop James Duckett at noon ET on July 28 for an 11-year-old girl's murder. Six hours later, ...

Florida Prepares First Double Execution In Over 60 Years

The State of Florida is scheduled to carry out two executions on Tuesday, July 28, marking the first time the state has executed two inmates on the same day in more than six decades. James Duckett, 68 ...

Man, 74, becomes oldest inmate executed in Florida in state’s 10th lethal injection this year

Florida is set to execute a 74-year-old man, its oldest inmate in over a century, just weeks after executing another inmate ...

2 executions scheduled for same day in Florida for the first time in more than 60 years

The state of Florida is set to execute two death row inmates on the same day for the first time in more than 60 years, now ...

State to use firing squad as primary state execution method; Others use it as option

On Wednesday, Idaho became the first state to use firing squads as the primary method of capital punishment. Idaho isn’t the only state to use firing squads, but the only one to use them as a primary ...
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Executions nearly doubled in the U.S. last year, and soared abroad

The number of executions around the globe spiked to a 44-year high in 2025, according to a new report from Amnesty International, with state-sanctioned killings nearly doubling in the United States in ...