Overview

• Edward Zakrzewski was executed by lethal injection on July 31, bringing Florida’s total to nine this year.
• This surpasses the modern-era high of eight executions in 2014 after the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
• Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed death warrants for Kayle Barrington Bates on August 19, followed by Curtis Windom on August 28, extending the state’s record pace.
• Zakrzewski’s final appeals, including a request to the U.S. Supreme Court, were rejected, reflecting limited judicial intervention in last-minute stays.
• Florida’s Department of Corrections employs a three-drug injection protocol using a sedative, a paralytic and a heart-stopping agent.