MIAMI — John S. Koch, a radio reporter in North Florida, has been witnessing state executions since the serial killer Ted Bundy’s in 1989, not missing one in nearly 37 years. He has never been busier.

John Koch, a radio reporter, witnesses every execution in Florida to keep close tabs on what he considers one of the most consequential actions the state takes. For John Koch, the rapid pace has meant ...

The Iranian regime has steadily increased the number of executions as political unrest simmers - Adrian Dennis/AFP Iran has carried out its most executions for at least 20 years as it cracks down on ...

Egyptian fisherman Issam al-Shazly was executed on Tuesday after being convicted of drug-related charges [ESOHR] Saudi Arabia has surpassed its record for the number of executions carried out annually ...

Saudi Arabia has surpassed its record for the number of executions carried out annually for a second year in a row. At least 347 people have now been put to death this year, up from a total of 345 in ...

America has carried out nearly double the number of executions in 2025 compared to the previous year, fueled largely by Florida’s unprecedented pace of putting prisoners to death. A pair of executions ...

Florida has executed 19 people in 2025, a new state record set under Gov. Ron DeSantis. The number of executions in Florida this year is nearly four times higher than any other state. DeSantis has ...

The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) released its annual report Monday, finding that, while the number of executions in the US increased last year, the number of new death sentences decreased.

Men on death row are housed at Florida State Prison and Union Correctional Institution in Raiford southwest of Jacksonville. The women on death row are housed at the Lowell Annex south of Gainesville.

FILE – The gurney in Huntsville, Texas, where inmates are strapped down to receive a lethal dose of drugs, is shown May 27, 2008. Texas continued a long-term downward trend in capital punishment in ...

US executions have nearly doubled in 2025 compared to 2024, with Florida executing more prisoners in 12 months than ever before, according to the Death Penalty Information Center (DPI). This increase ...