Byron Donalds Confronted With Future of Florida Executions
Summary
Three former Florida death row inmates asked Byron Donalds, the state’s incoming governor, to meet with them and review individual cases before executions proceed. Florida has carried out 19 executions in 2026, and Thomas Overton is scheduled for execution on November 19, which would bring the total to 20.Key Facts
- Seth Penalver, Herman Lindsey and Joaquín José Martínez requested a roundtable discussion with Donalds.
- The three men urged Donalds to review death penalty cases individually.
- Herman Lindsey was sentenced to death in 2006 and exonerated in 2009.
- Joaquín José Martínez was sentenced to death in 1997 and acquitted in 2001.
- Florida has carried out 19 executions in 2026, according to the state Department of Corrections.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed Thomas Overton’s death warrant.
- Overton is scheduled to be executed on November 19, 2026; that would be Florida’s 20th execution this year.
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