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Florida Sets Execution Record Amid Political Climate Shift

11/21/2025

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Florida has executed 17 inmates this year, a state record.
Richard Barry Randolph, 63, was executed on November 20 for the 1988 rape and murder of Minnie Ruth McCollum during a robbery.
The Florida Supreme Court denied his appeals as untimely.
Three more executions are scheduled in Florida before the year ends, contributing to 47 total executions in the United States this year, the highest since 2009.
Experts link the rise in executions to the political climate under U.S. President Donald Trump and a conservative Supreme Court.

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Florida has executed 17 inmates this year, a state record.
Richard Barry Randolph, 63, was executed on November 20 for the 1988 rape and murder of Minnie Ruth McCollum during a robbery.
The Florida Supreme Court denied his appeals as untimely.
Three more executions are scheduled in Florida before the year ends, contributing to 47 total executions in the United States this year, the highest since 2009.
Experts link the rise in executions to the political climate under U.S. President Donald Trump and a conservative Supreme Court.