Sun Sentinel
Gov. Ron DeSantis is on pace to set a record that no one should admire and that any Floridian of conscience should regret.
He will finish his second term having carried out 48 executions, the most in Florida since records have been kept, if he continues at his current accelerated rate.
Five executions have occurred since February, with two in May and two set this month — for a total of 14 as governor .
In the previous year and a half there were only two, which gives rise to wonder: Why the sudden rush?
Is it another sign that he’s planning another run for president in 2028? Would he campaign as the governor who tried to empty his state’s death row?
Shrouded in mystery
His press office hasn’t answered questions about whether he intends to keep it up or how he selects which prisone