Upcoming Executions | Death Penalty Information Center
WebApr 26, 2024 · This page is updated each business day by 12 pm Eastern Time. Please scroll over each state on the above map to see the number of active and inactive death warrants, as well as the number of executions. For information on all known warrants this year, see the Outcome of Death Warrants in 2024 page.
Execution Database | Death Penalty Information Center
WebFor a historical database of executions, visit our Espy Database page. Geographical regions are listed as determined by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Federal Executions are included in the region in which the crime occurred. For Federal Executions sort by the federal yes/ no column.
List of people scheduled to be executed in the United States
WebAs of May 2, 2024, a total of 39 people are scheduled to be executed in the United States. [1] All of these executions are scheduled over four calendar years in five U.S. states. [2] There are a total of 17 pending motions …
Executions are on the rise in the U.S., even as public support …
WebDec 1, 2023 · The state carried out six executions — Florida's highest number since 2014 — and it imposed five new death sentences, the highest number of any state this year.
Executions Overview | Death Penalty Information Center
WebJul 6, 2022 · Executions Overview. 1587 men and women have been executed in the United States since the 1970 s, although executions have declined significantly over the past two decades. Most executions have been concentrated in a few states and a small number of outlier counties.
Most Recent Executions in Each US State - Death Penalty
WebAug 26, 2021 · 21 states executed one or more inmates in the last 10 years (including three states that have since banned the death penalty: Delaware, Virginia, and Washington) and 13 states in the past five years (including one state …
Death Penalty 2021: Facts and Figures - Amnesty International
WebMay 24, 2022 · The following methods of execution were used across the world in 2021: beheading, hanging, lethal injection and shooting. Four people were executed for crimes that occurred when they were below 18 years of age: in Iran (3) and Yemen (1).
Death sentences and executions 2021 - Amnesty International
WebMay 24, 2022 · Death sentences and executions 2021. This report covers the judicial use of the death penalty for the period January to December 2021. Amnesty International reports only on executions, death sentences and other aspects of the use of the death penalty, such as commutations and exonerations, where there is reasonable confirmation.
Recorded executions skyrocket to highest figure in five years
WebNews. May 16, 2023. Death Penalty 2022: Recorded executions skyrocket to highest figure in five years. Highest number of judicial executions recorded globally since 2017. 81 people executed in a single day in Saudi Arabia. 20 countries known to have carried out executions. Six countries abolished the death penalty fully or partially.
10 facts about the death penalty in the U.S. | Pew Research Center
WebJul 19, 2021 · 10 facts about the death penalty in the U.S. By. John Gramlich. Most U.S. adults support the death penalty for people convicted of murder, according to an April 2021 Pew Research Center survey.
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