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Jun 17, 2024 · Many states in the U.S. still impose the death penalty for capital offenses, including murder, treason, or genocide. Learn more about death penalty laws.
Jun 26, 2024 · Nine prisoners on death row have been executed so far this year, with more executions expected to come. The capital punishments took place at facilities in Alabama, Missouri, Georgia,...
Jun 27, 2024 · Six states still consider the death penalty legal but have put executions on hold for various reasons, like the shaky reliability of execution drugs: Arizona, California, Oregon, Ohio,...
5 days ago · Executions and Stays 2024 (Last updated July 03, 2024) This page is updated each business day by 1 pm Eastern Time. 41 execution dates have been scheduled by 8 states for 2024. 9 executions have been carried out. 22 death warrants are inactive.* 10 death warrants are active.^
Jun 11, 2024 · Death row inmate David Hosier is set to be executed in Missouri on Tuesday, which would make him the state's second execution of the year and the nation's seventh.
Jun 26, 2024 · Ramiro Gonzales is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection more than 20 years after he kidnapped, raped and killed 18-year-old Bridget Townsend, dumping her body in a field in Bandera,...
5 days ago · The death penalty, more formally known as capital punishment, is a highly controversial topic in the United States, and is still used by the federal government, military, and in 24 out of 50...
