Florida’s Execution Surge Exposes Deep Flaws in Death Penalty System

Florida has shattered its own record by executing ten prisoners so far this year, contributing to the highest number of executions nationwide in five years. The latest to face lethal injection was Kayle Bates, a 67-year-old Air Force veteran convicted of a brutal 1982 murder. Despite growing concerns from civil rights groups, veterans’ organizations, and legal advocates, the state pressed forward—highlighting serious cracks in both justice and respect for those who served our country. Are We Sacrificing Justice for Speed? Bates' case underscores troubling patterns that go beyond this single execution. He spent more than four decades on death row...