Rev. Jeff Hood
Coverage of Rev. Jeff Hood in the Nexus archive.
- Florida death row inmate wants DeSantis to attend his pending execution
Dennis Michael Sochor, a Florida death row inmate convicted of murdering an 18-year-old woman in 1981, is scheduled for lethal injection and has requested Gov. Ron DeSantis attend his execution. Sochor’s execution would make him the 10th person executed in Florida this year, with DeSantis’s selection process for executions criticized for lacking transparency.
- US appeals court raises concerns about Alabama’s use of nitrogen gas for executions
A US federal appeals court has raised concerns that Alabama's nitrogen gas execution method may violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment, reversing a prior ruling and remanding the case for further review. The decision impacts Jeffery Lee, scheduled for execution via nitrogen gas, as the court questioned the method's humane duration and feasibility of alternatives like a firing squad.