Florida, Michael Bell and executions
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With Michael Bell's execution in Florida on Tuesday, the U.S. has now had more executions in any given year since 2015, when there were 28.
Michael Bernard Bell, 54, was the eighth person put to death this year in Florida, which has executed more people than any other state so far.
Barring a reprieve, Michael Bell will become the eighth person put to death in Florida this year, with Edward Zakrzewski scheduled to be the ninth on July 31.
The United States is likely to reach a 10-year high for capital punishment before August arrives with Florida set to execute death row inmate Michael Bernard Bell by lethal injection at 6 p.m. EDT Tue
Michael Bell, set to be executed Tuesday, is among at least 34 boys from the Dozier School later sentenced to death. Did abuse make them more violent?