Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida has seen a dramatic increase in the number of executions. The state put to death 19 inmates in 2025, more than double the ...

Florida nearly doubled the national average of executions in 2025, with a record-breaking 19 death warrants carried out, according to an annual report released by the Death Penalty Information Center.

Florida has seen a dramatic increase in the number of executions. The state put to death 19 inmates in 2025, more than double the state's previous record and nearly half of all executions in the U.S.

Men on death row are housed at Florida State Prison and Union Correctional Institution in Raiford southwest of Jacksonville. The women on death row are housed at the Lowell Annex south of Gainesville.