Numbering is from the first post-Furman execution, that of Gary Gilmore in Utah on January 17, 1977. 18 men were executed in 6 states during 2022, up from 16 men executed in 5 states during 2021. All died by lethal injection. Texas and Oklahoma each carried out 5 executions, Alabama 2, Arizona 3, Missouri 2, Mississippi 1. Just 20 … Read more
Numbering is from the first post-Furman execution, that of Gary Gilmore in Utah on January 17, 1977. Two men and one woman were put to death under Federal jurisdiction and 8 men were executed in 5 states during 2021. All died by lethal injection down from 16 men executed under Federal jurisdiction and in 5 states during 2021. … Read more
Numbering is from the first post-Furman execution, that of Gary Gilmore in Utah on January 17, 1977. 17 men were put to death during 2020, down from 22 men 2019. All executions are carried out for 1st degree murder and are by lethal injection unless otherwise indicated after the prisoner’s name. (E = electrocution, G = lethal gas, … Read more
Numbering is from the first post-Furman execution, that of Gary Gilmore in Utah on January 17, 1977. The USA, 22 men were put to death during 2019, 20 by lethal injection and 2 by electrocution (in Tennessee), down from 25 men executed in 8 states during 2018. Texas carried out 9 executions, Georgia 3, Tennessee 3, Florida 2, Alabama 3, Missouri 1 and South Dakota 1. 30 states have death penalty statutes as … Read more
Numbering is from the first post-Furman execution, that of Gary Gilmore in Utah on January 17, 1977. The USA executed 25 men in 8 states during 2018, 23 by lethal injection and 2 by electrocution. Texas carried oout 13 executions, Tennessee 3, Florida 2, Alabama 2, Georgia 2, Ohio 1, Nebraska 1, and South Dakota 1. 30 states have death penalty statutes as November 2018 and 2,738 inmates were on death row as of July … Read more
