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
Numbering is from the first post-Furman execution, that of Gary Gilmore in Utah on January 17, 1977.The USA executed 23 men in 8 states in 2017, up from 20 men in 5 states during 2016. All executions during 2016 were by lethal injection. Texas carried out 7 executions, Arkansas 4, Alabama 3, Florida 3, Ohio 2, Virginia 2, Missouri 1 and Georgia 1. 31 states have death penalty statutes as 1 July, 2016 and 2,905 … Read more
Numbering is from the first post-Furman execution, that of Gary Gilmore in Utah on January 17, 1977.The USA executed 20 men during 2016, down from 28 in 2015. All executions during 2015 were by lethal injection. All executions are carried out for 1st degree murder and are by lethal injection unless otherwise indicated after the prisoner’s name. (E = electrocution, … Read more
Numbering is from the first post-Furman execution, that of Gary Gilmore in Utah on January 17, 1977. The USA executed 27 men and one woman in 6 states during 2015, down from 35 in 9 states in 2014. These 28 had 43 victims. All executions during 2015 were by lethal injection. Texas carried out 13 executions, Missouri 6, Georgia 5, Florida 2, Oklahoma and Virginia 1 each. One woman was executed in Georgia. … Read more
