Not so deadly DeSantis — law and order Governor has signed fewer death warrants than predecessors
It’s been more than three years since Florida has executed someone on death row. That’s the longest period between executions the state has seen in 39 years.
That span has come under one of the most conservative Governors in the country, Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has burnished his law-and-order bona fides at nearly every opportunity. He has pushed for bonuses and raises for law enforcement, declared he’ll “back the blue” and bashed progressive groups that advocated for “defunding the police” amid the 2020 protests of the murder of George Floyd, a Black man, by Minneapolis police.
DeSantis’ predecessors, both Republican and Democratic, weren’t hesitant about signing death warrants. His immediate...
