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Florida executes Victor Jones, School for Boys torture victim, as state shatters record for government-sanctioned killings

The execution of Victor Jones, a survivor of horrific state-sanctioned child abuse at the Okeechobee School for Boys, even after the state formally recognized him as a victim, brings the state’s execution total to 13 in 2025.

The Scoop: Wed. Oct. 1, 2025 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Florida executes 13th inmate this year Victor Jones was executed last night and had been convicted for killing a Miami couple in 1990. Ahead of his death, Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty delivered nearly 5000 signed petitions signatures to Gov. DeSantis as an attempt to halt the execution. Hillsborough School Board postpones decision on book ban policies The Hillsborough County School Board met last night to discuss two policies…