Florida schedules 20th execution for 2026; inmate convicted of 2004 murder

Florida is set to carry out its 20th execution of 2026, with a 64-year-old inmate scheduled to die by lethal injection on November at State Prison for the 2004 murder of Jackie Malone. The high number of executions in a single year marks an acceleration in the state's capital punishment schedule, though the specific inmate's name is not provided in the report. This reflects an ongoing trend of resumed executions in the U.S. after pandemic-era pauses, but the broader policy implications remain uncertain.