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The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops (FCCB) has asked Gov. Ron DeSantis to stay two executions scheduled just a week apart. Bryan Jennings is scheduled to be executed on November 13, 2025, for the 1979 murder of Rebecca Kunash. Richard Randolph is scheduled for execution on November 20, 2025, for the murder of Minnie Ruth McCollum in 1988.

The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops (FCCB) has asked Gov. Ron DeSantis to stay the execution of Norman Grim scheduled for October 28, 2025, and commute his sentence to life without parole.

The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops (FCCB) has asked Gov. Ron DeSantis to stay the execution of Samuel Smithers scheduled for October 14, 2025, and commute his sentences to life imprisonment without parole. Smithers was sentenced to death for the murders of Cristy Cowan and Denise Roach in 1996.

The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops (FCCB) has appealed to Gov. Ron DeSantis to stay the Sept. 30 scheduled execution of Victor Jones and commute his sentences to life imprisonment without parole. A survivor of abuse at the Okeechobee School, Jones is among the former students whom the Florida Legislature formally recognized and compensated through the Dozier and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program.

The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops (FCCB) has asked Gov. Ron DeSantis to stay the Sept. 17 scheduled execution of David Pittman and commute his sentences to life imprisonment without parole.

The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops (FCCB) has asked Gov. Ron DeSantis to stay the Aug. 28 scheduled execution of Curtis Windom and commute his sentences to life imprisonment without parole. Windom was sentenced to death for the 1992 murders of Johnnie Lee, Valerie Davis and Mary Lubin.