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Alarm as Florida rushes to carry out ‘incredibly rare’ double execution

Rights groups condemn secrecy surrounding killings and say hurry to execute raises chance of ‘torturous’ deaths

The Guardian - US · Jul 28

DeSantis accused of playing politics as Florida shatters executions record

The state has killed 15 people this year with two more scheduled this month as death penalty in decline across US

The Guardian - US · Nov 1, 2025

Five executions in eight days. Why the death penalty is being used more and more

Executions have been carried out this year in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025

Missouri's death row had nearly 100 inmates in the 1990s. Now, it has eight

Missouri’s status as one of the most active death penalty states is about to change for one simple reason: The state is running out of inmates to execute

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2024

Shaken baby syndrome: What to know as Texas man could be first in US executed over it

What is the debate over shaken baby syndrome?

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2024

‘I’m terrified I’ll be executed’: Trump win could bring spree of death row killings

The ex-president has allegedly floated hangings and televised killings, and called for the deaths of drug dealers

The Guardian - US · Oct 14, 2024

US Set To Have Busiest Week On Death Row In 20 Years

One inmate in South Carolina has already been executed and four others in as many states are set to quickly follow.

International Business Times · Sep 25, 2024

There are 5 executions set over a week's span in the US. That's the most in decades

Death row inmates in five separate states are set to be put to death in the span of one week

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024

‘He deserves to live’: South Carolina to execute first man in 13 years despite doubts raised by evidence

Khalil Allah is set to be killed by lethal injection despite a key witness saying last month he made false remarks at trial

The Guardian - US · Sep 18, 2024

Rise in US executions masks deep divide between states on use of death penalty

Some of the 27 states that have the death penalty have not executed anyone in years but others still do – and the divide is rooted in history

The Guardian - US · Apr 13, 2024