Political commentators and opponents of capital punishment have said the moves could be part of DeSantis's latest attempt to compete with Trump, who used the death penalty to execute 13 federal inmates during his last six months in office.
Though some governors – including those in Arizona, California, Ohio, Oregon and Pennsylvania – have put a hold on capital punishment in recent years, Florida is speeding ahead with it under DeSantis's watch, Maher said. Her group has been tracking cases in Florida and elsewhere.The state is one of the highest users of capital punishment in the country and stands alongside 23 other states where the death penalty is active.
In an email, Jeremy Redfern, a spokesperson for DeSantis's office, said the governor is speeding up executions because "COVID-19 and state emergencies can delay the death warrant process, but that process has resumed."
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