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4 days ago · Last updated on May 23, 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.
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17 hours ago · The London-based rights group’s annual report on the global use of the death penalty documents more than 1,100 executions in 2023. That’s about a 30-percent increase over 2022. The United ...
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2 days ago · Further information: Capital punishment by the United States federal government. On death row: 40 (as of May 22, 2024 [update]) [7] Total number executed: 50 (1927–2021) [8] Due to the high number of federal death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article.
3 days ago · 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 · Lowest number of executing countries on record shows progress. Executions soared to their highest number in almost a decade in 2023 with a sharp rise across the Middle East, Amnesty International said today as it released its annual report on the global use of the death penalty.
5 days ago · USA TODAY. 0:04. 1:17. The number of people put to death worldwide spiked by 30% in 2023, making it the deadliest year in nearly a decade, according to a new report released Tuesday by Amnesty...
5 days ago · The group said the spike in recorded executions was primarily driven by Iran, where authorities executed at least 853 people last year, compared to 576 in 2022. Those executed included 24 women and five people who were children at the time the crimes were committed, Amnesty said, adding that the practice disproportionately affected Iran’s ...