Florida to execute Harold “Gene” Lucas after 50 years
By The BriefBrief
Harold “Gene” Lucas, 74, has spent about 50 years on Florida’s death row and is scheduled for lethal injection on Sept. 1. The planned execution at Florida State Prison has renewed criticism from advocacy groups over the state’s pace of executions.
WHO:Harold “Gene” Lucas; advocacy groups; Florida Department of Corrections (implied)
WHAT:Florida is preparing to carry out Lucas’s execution by lethal injection.
WHEN:Reported Aug 28, 2026 at 8:25 AM ET
WHERE:Florida
WHY:The execution is proceeding because Lucas is scheduled to be carried out under Florida’s death-penalty process.
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