After a doctor said William Lee Thompson was mentally unwell, the governor appointed a panel to help decide whether Thompson should be executed. Before its findings were released, DeSantis called off the execution.
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‘Profoundly sick’ Florida Death Row prisoner pleads for medical care
More than 100 doctors who have reviewed William Lee Thompson’s case are urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to reverse his death warrant
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Florida accelerates its pace of executions, carrying out two in one day
Gov. Ron DeSantis, who broke national records last year with 19 executions, is racing to exceed that total as he finishes out his last year in office.