Florida recently executed its 14th prisoner this year, contributing to a post-COVID surge in capital punishment. This surge saw more executions last year than any since 2009. Nationwide, executions increased significantly last year, with Florida leading the states. Governor Ron DeSantis has been rapidly signing death warrants, asserting his administration might oversee more executions than any in Florida's history. This trend is happening despite a decrease in death sentencing by courts and a majority of states banning or halting capital punishment. The Trump administration actively encouraged the death penalty, a stark contrast to the Biden administration's moratorium. However, the current number of federal executions has not reached past levels. While Florida is seeing an increase, the overall number of death sentences handed down is far lower than in the 1990s and 2000s. Public support for the death penalty has dipped to its lowest point since 1972, influenced by exonerations of wrongly convicted individuals. Despite this, some recent polls show a slight increase in support, though most Americans do not believe it deters crime.