Florida’s Death Penalty Surge Raises Alarms Over Justice and State Priorities

Florida is poised to set a grim new record in 2025 with nine scheduled executions so far—surpassing any previous yearly total since the death penalty was reinstated nationwide in 1976. At the center of this surge is Edward Zakrzewski, a 60-year-old Air Force veteran convicted for the horrific 1994 murders of his wife and two young children. Governor Ron DeSantis, a staunch supporter of capital punishment as part of his law-and-order platform, signed Zakrzewski’s execution warrant despite significant controversy surrounding the case. Are We Sacrificing Justice for Political Posturing? The details of Zakrzewski’s crimes are undeniably tragic. Yet beneath the...