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A sign that says Department of Corrections Florida State Prison is seen outside the facility where Juan Carlos Chavez was executed in 2014.

Nation Aug 18

Florida to carry out 13th execution this year in nation's busiest death chamber

By David Fischer, Associated Press

Nation Aug 13

Execution Three In One Day
Tennessee, Oklahoma, Alabama put men to death as U.S. states schedule 3 executions on same day

The last time three executions were carried out on the same day was on Jan. 7, 2010, when Louisiana, Ohio and Texas put inmates to death.

By Kim Chandler, Travis Loller, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

Nation Aug 12

A look inside Washington State's execution chamber, ahead of its official closure in Walla Walla
3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010

Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma plan to execute inmates Thursday in what would be the first time in nearly 16 years that three people are put to death on the same day in the United States.

By Kim Chandler, Travis Loller, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

Nation Jul 28

A sign that says Department of Corrections Florida State Prison is seen outside the facility where Juan Carlos Chavez was executed in 2014.
Florida executes ex-police officer convicted of murder, first of 2 lethal injections set for single day

Since the beginning of 2025, Florida has carried out nearly half the state executions nationwide.

By David Fischer, Associated Press

Nation Jul 14

A hearse carries body of Danny Rolling after his execution at the Florida State Prison in Raiford Florida
Florida to execute 3 of its oldest death row inmates by the end of the month

Florida is in the process of executing three of its oldest death row inmates back to back — each one older than the last.

By David Fischer, Associated Press

Jun 12

Supreme Court nixes Alabama request for nitrogen execution, which lower court ruled unconstitutional

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

An Alabama man facing the death penalty by nitrogen gas was spared Thursday as the U.S. Supreme Court refused to set aside a lower-court ruling that found the method is unconstitutionally cruel, issuing a brief order that came well after…

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Jun 10

What to know about execution methods in the U.S. after judge blocks Alabama from using nitrogen gas

By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press

Alabama's plans to execute a death row inmate using nitrogen gas appeared to be thwarted Tuesday by a federal judge permanently blocking the state from using that method, declaring it violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

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Apr 23

Pope urges U.S. and Iran to resume peace talks, condemns capital punishment

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV urged the United States and Iran to return to talks to end the war Thursday and condemned capital punishment, in a wide-ranging press conference en route home from his trip to Africa.

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Mar 10

Alabama governor commutes death sentence of 75-year-old inmate whose accomplice fired fatal shot

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Ivey said she thought it would be "unjust" to execute Burton, considering that the shooter was not executed.

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Feb 24

Man put to death for 1986 killing of grocery store owner in Florida's 2nd execution this year

By David Fischer, Associated Press

A man convicted of killing a 70-year-old grocery store owner was put to death Tuesday in Florida, becoming the second person executed by the state this year after a record 19 executions in 2025.

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