Alarm as Florida rushes to carry out ‘incredibly rare’ double execution
Summary
Florida plans to carry out two executions in one day, which is very rare in the US. James Duckett and Dominick Occhicone are scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on the same Tuesday, marking Florida’s first double execution day since 1964.Key Facts
- The executions are scheduled six hours apart at a Florida state prison near Starke.
- Florida has not done multiple executions on one day since 1964.
- A similar double execution in Arkansas in 2017 had problems during the process.
- Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, has increased the state’s executions, with 19 last year and 10 so far this year.
- Experts warn that rushing executions can cause painful and botched deaths.
- Florida has been secretive about its execution methods and has violated its own rules, including using expired drugs.
- Both men sentenced, Duckett and Occhicone, had split jury decisions on their death sentences and questions remain about Duckett’s guilt.
- Occhicone, at 80 years old, would be the oldest person executed in Florida if the execution proceeds.
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