Nation Sep 17 Record 12th execution set in Florida this year for a man convicted of killing wife’s family By Curt Anderson, Associated Press
Nation Sep 10 DeSantis’ court victory on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ sets up a funding dilemma for Florida Florida may be forced to choose between forgoing federal reimbursement for the detention center or accepting the money and facing an environmental review that would risk shutting down the facility. By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Health Sep 03 Florida leaders working to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to curb vaccine requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Curt Anderson, Associated Press
Nation Aug 28 Florida carries out 11th execution of the year amid flurry of death warrants signed by DeSantis A man convicted of killing his girlfriend, her mother and a man he claimed owed him $2,000 was put to death Thursday in a record 11th execution this year by the state of Florida. By Curt Anderson, Associated Press
Nation Aug 28 Florida taxpayers may lose $218M on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as judge orders shutdown Florida taxpayers could be on the hook for the $218 million cost of converting a training airport in the Everglades into an immigration detention center that may soon be empty of detainees. By Mike Schneider, Kate Payne, Associated Press
Aug 22 Christian leaders speak out as DeSantis repeatedly breaks Florida’s execution record By Joshua Barajas Florida’s ramp-up in executions is happening at the same time public support for the death penalty is at its lowest level in decades. Continue reading
Aug 14 DeSantis announces plans for second immigration detention facility dubbed ‘Deportation Depot’ By Kate Payne, Associated Press DeSantis announced Thursday that the new facility is to be built at the Baker Correctional Institution, a state prison about 43 miles (69 kilometers) west of Jacksonville, and is expected to house 1,300 immigration detention beds, though that capacity could… Continue reading
Jul 31 Florida carries out record 9th execution of year on man convicted of killing his family By Curt Anderson, Associated Press A man convicted of the 1994 machete killings of his wife and their two children became the ninth person put to death in Florida this year. His death Thursday marks a state record for a single-year execution total since the… Continue reading
Jul 30 The U.S. is executing more people this year, and Florida is leading the way By Joshua Barajas Florida leads the nation in executions this year, setting new modern-day records. Continue reading
Jul 25 DeSantis says deportation flights from Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center have begun By Associated Press DeSantis said Friday that the flights operated by the Department of Homeland Security have transferred about 100 detainees from the immigration detention center to other countries. Continue reading