Florida executed 19 men in the year ending October 2026, 40 percent of all U.S. executions, and leads every state this year. Only the governor signs death warrants, with no stated criteria for choosing whom, and four warrants are active, with a possible double execution on October 13. Reporting has since added that Florida has 30 death row exonerations in roughly 50 years and 16 executions so far this year, against six in Texas, and that the Death Watch holds three cells about 30 feet from the chamber, with new warrants often signed the day after an execution. The discussion has moved from volume to the discretion behind it.