/tags/execution execution en-US WLRN Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:29:44 GMT /law-justice/2023-06-16/execution-duane-owen-palm-beach-murders Nearly four decades after murdering Georgianna Worden, a mother, and teenage babysitter Karen Slattery, Duane Owen was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:29:44 GMT /law-justice/2023-06-16/execution-duane-owen-palm-beach-murders /news/2022-12-22/more-than-a-third-of-executions-in-2022-were-botched-a-report-finds Death penalty researchers say the record-high number of mishandled executions put into question states' ability to perform them. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 11:30:00 GMT /news/2022-12-22/more-than-a-third-of-executions-in-2022-were-botched-a-report-finds Juliana Kim /world/2022-12-08/iran-carries-out-the-first-known-execution-of-a-prisoner-arrested-in-recent-protests Other detainees also face the possibility of the death penalty for their involvement in the protests, which began in mid-September, first as an outcry against Iran's morality police. Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:00:00 GMT /world/2022-12-08/iran-carries-out-the-first-known-execution-of-a-prisoner-arrested-in-recent-protests The Associated Press /2018-12-14/florida-executes-inmate-as-report-cites-continuing-erosion-of-death-penalty Both executions and death sentences have declined dramatically since their peak in the late 1990s, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Fri, 14 Dec 2018 05:01:00 GMT /2018-12-14/florida-executes-inmate-as-report-cites-continuing-erosion-of-death-penalty Ian Stewart /news/2017-09-29/florida-quickens-pace-of-its-executions-schedules-next-one-for-october-5 Florida is scheduled to execute its next Death Row inmate next month.Gov. Rick Scott signed a new death warrant on Friday setting the execution of Michael… Fri, 29 Sep 2017 19:48:36 GMT /news/2017-09-29/florida-quickens-pace-of-its-executions-schedules-next-one-for-october-5 Kristen M. Clark /2017-09-01/gov-scott-sets-date-for-michael-lambrixs-execution Florida Governor Rick Scott has set a date for the execution of Michael Lambrix. Fri, 01 Sep 2017 20:45:36 GMT /2017-09-01/gov-scott-sets-date-for-michael-lambrixs-execution Nick Evans /2017-07-03/florida-governor-schedules-an-execution-after-year-and-a-half-hiatus Executions have been on hold in Florida since the Supreme Court deemed parts of the state's sentencing procedure unconstitutional in January 2016. Mark Asay is scheduled to be executed on Aug. 24. Mon, 03 Jul 2017 21:21:00 GMT /2017-07-03/florida-governor-schedules-an-execution-after-year-and-a-half-hiatus Merrit Kennedy /news/2016-10-12/florida-counties-buck-national-trend-in-death-penalty-sentences Florida is an outlier when it comes to sentencing people to death.A new report looked at each of the 3,143 county or county equivalents in the country to… Wed, 12 Oct 2016 21:44:45 GMT /news/2016-10-12/florida-counties-buck-national-trend-in-death-penalty-sentences /news/2016-01-19/execution-delay-sought-amid-missing-records Attorneys for a convicted murderer scheduled to be put to death on St. Patrick's Day are asking the Florida Supreme Court for a stay, arguing that records… Tue, 19 Jan 2016 23:00:47 GMT /news/2016-01-19/execution-delay-sought-amid-missing-records Dara Kam /news/2015-10-29/florida-executes-first-person-since-moratorium Update 10/29/2015 11:55 p.m. -- Jerry Correll was pronounced dead at 7:36 p.m. Thursday night, ten minutes after the execution procedure began. He had no… Thu, 29 Oct 2015 17:58:25 GMT /news/2015-10-29/florida-executes-first-person-since-moratorium