Why it takes so long I’ll never know.
It didn’t used to. Executions were fairly regular occurrences.
The last public hanging in Florida occurred in my county seat of Crestview, back around 1917 or thereabouts.
Paper of the time described it as a fair-like atmosphere, people brining their families from far and wide, having picnics on the courthouse grounds, vendors selling drinks and snacks.
A good time was had by all...................well, almost all.
We need to re-institute those days................
Canton TX has First Monday, a tradition with roots to those days. Now it’s just a huge flea market.
“The last public hanging in Florida occurred in my county seat of Crestview, back around 1917 or thereabouts.”
Several after 1917. Last was 1927.
I remember a local murder in Oklahoma. the perp was sentenced to death. About a month after the date for execution the state realized they had forgotten to execute him so they resentenced him to life in prison.
Now a person sentenced to death often gets a chance to die of old age waiting for the execution date.
Look up Gusieppi Gonzarro.
Guy tried to shoot Roosevelt in Miami in the 40s, they lit him up in 20 days.