Death Penalty

A 77-year-old Floridian has been executed for a deadly hammer attack on a woman, becoming the 16th execution in Florida this year.

Florida carries out its 14th execution of the year as inmate is put to death for a 1976 murder involving a teenage girl and her wounded friends.

Harold Gene Lucas faces lethal injection Tuesday as Florida carries out its 14th execution of the year following a decades-long legal process for a 1976 murder.

Florida executes 12 inmates this year, leading the nation as Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma schedule simultaneous deaths on August 13 amid legal disputes over lethal injection.

Florida became the first state in nearly a decade to execute two inmates on the same day. Governor Ron DeSantis scheduled the lethal injections for former officer James Aren Duckett and octogenarian Dominick Occhicone at Florida State Prison.

Florida inmate Harold Gene Lucas holds the new death row longevity record as Gov. DeSantis issues warrants. The article details the legal process and lists other long-term prisoners.

Florida carried out its first double execution in over six decades on July 28, executing James Duckett and Dominick Occhicone as Gov. DeSantis pushes for faster justice delivery to victims' families.

Florida plans to execute James Duckett and Dominick Occhicone on Tuesday at Florida State Prison. This marks the first double execution since 1964 as state officials accelerate death penalty use under Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Florida carried out its second execution in a single day, executing an octogenarian hours after a former police officer. The moves mark record activity under Gov. DeSantis's final term.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued his 15th death warrant of the year for Harold Gene Lucas, who will face execution in September 2026 for a 1976 homicide.

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

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.