News about Justice

Florida became the first state in nearly a decade to execute two inmates in one day at Florida State Prison near Starke.

The Florida Department of Justice has initiated a formal probe into former CDC director Anthony Fauci regarding his handling of federal health directives during the coronavirus crisis.

Florida has executed former police officer James Aren Duckett by lethal injection, marking the state’s first execution since January 2023 following a federal injunction pause.

Dominick Occhicone is scheduled for execution at age 80. The state reviews its history of elderly inmates and past executions of minors prior to Supreme Court rulings prohibiting juvenile death penalties.

Florida carries out a historic double execution of James Duckett and Dominick Occhicone, marking the first such event in modern American death penalty history.

Gov. Ron DeSantis states he does not take joy in executing two inmates on July 28, calling it a weighty duty after pandemic-related delays disrupted the schedule.

Florida has executed two death row inmates simultaneously. Officials confirmed the deaths of James Duckett and Dominick Occhicone on Tuesday evening.

The state completed its first same-day double execution since 1964, putting to death James Duckett and Dominick Occhicone at Florida State Prison for crimes committed in the 1980s.

Florida will carry out two executions Tuesday, marking the first time since 2017 that one state has scheduled multiple deaths on the same day.

The FBI has returned a suspect from its Most Wanted Fraudsters list to South Florida. Authorities allege she participated in a $32 million pandemic fraud scheme involving entities in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach.

Florida will carry out the lethal injections of two death row inmates on Tuesday. This marks the first double execution in the state since the 1960s, drawing attention to capital punishment protocols.

Three people face aggravated manslaughter charges following the death of an infant in St. Lucie County due to severe neglect and hazardous living conditions.