FLORIDA - Florida may soon expand its approved methods of execution to include firing squads ... call humane but which has also sparked intense debate over its visible physical effects.

A new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis allows more methods of execution for people convicted of capital crimes.

Between 2021 and 2023, 100% of all executions in the U.S. were done by lethal injection. In the last year and a half, 16% ...

Jonathan Martin, R-Fort Myers, aims to protect Florida's status as a death penalty state if certain execution methods like electrocution or legal injection are made unconstitutional by the Supreme ...

with the inmate choosing their preferred method. 27 states, including Florida, still have the death penalty as of March 2025. Public support for the death penalty remains at a five-decade low at ...

A new bill in the Florida House of Representatives, HB 903, would allow for execution methods other than electrocution and lethal injection, as long as they are not deemed unconstitutional.

Last week, the Florida Supreme Court turned down appeals from Tanzi's attorneys, including a request for alternate execution methods such as a firing squad or gas. Tanzi's last appeal was denied ...

Lawyers for a Florida murderer on death row are trying to halt his scheduled execution, saying his weight and health conditions could lead to a botched lethal injection. In court documents ...

Does Florida employ these contentious methods of execution? Here's what to know. The Death Penalty Information Center says execution by “nitro­gen hypox­ia” results in death by suf­fo ...