Dossier
Frank Walls
Coverage of Frank Walls in the Nexus archive.
- Florida Is Executing Prisoners at a Record Pace, Even as Most of the U.S. Abandons the Death Penalty
Florida executed 19 prisoners in 2025, shattering its previous annual record of 11 executions set in 1936. Governor Ron DeSantis accelerated death warrants in 2025, leading to the state's busiest execution period in over 80 years, with Florida accounting for 40% of U.S. executions that year.