This year, Florida executed 19 people — more than at any point in modern history. We’ve documented what happened, how it happened, and why it matters in our newly released year-end report: We, the People: A Record of Florida’s Death Penalty in 2025. This report is our public record of a system driven by speed,…
I watched a premeditated murder yesterday. I walked into a prison knowing I was going to watch a man die. Not just any man, but Frank Walls, someone I’d known for almost 10 years. I thought about his broad smile the first time I met him, the eagerness in his voice to meet me, his…
STATEMENT ON THE EXECUTION OF FRANK ATHEN WALLS Tonight, We the People of the State of Florida executed Frank Walls, a man with intellectual disability. We executed him a week before Christmas, closing out 2025 as the deadliest execution spree in Florida’s history. Frank spent 37 years on death row atoning for the murders he…
