Innocence Database Since 1973, at least 203 people wrongly convicted and sentenced to death in the U.S. have been exonerated. Execution Database 1686 men and women have been executed in the United ...

Some states carry out executions with a three-drug lethal-injection protocol. Others use a single drug. The three-drug protocol typically begins with an anesthetic or sedative, followed by a second ...

This page is updated on business days by 12pm Eastern Time to reflect executions that occurred in the previous 24 hours. *Although Ohio has issued execution warrants for numerous dates through 2029, ...

On March 30, 2026, the Supreme Court of Florida denied the state’s motion to lift the stay, explaining that the “circuit court continues to have concurrent jurisdiction to rule on motions related to ...

Milestones in Abolition/Reinstatement In 1915, North Dakota abolished the death penalty except for two crimes: treason and murder committed by an inmate already serving a life sentence. The last ...

Use of the death penalty against Native Americans raises issues of racial discrimination, tribal sovereignty, and the limits of state and federal jurisdiction. Execution of Native Americans is linked ...

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One death row prisoner, Elwood Jones in Ohio, was exonerated in 2025. Cases involving strong innocence claims, including those of Robert Roberson in Texas, Richard Glossip in Oklahoma, and Justin ...

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According to October 2025 polling produced by Gallup, public support for the death penalty has fallen to a five-decade low. Overall, Gallup found 52% of Americans in favor of the death penalty — down ...

The U.S. Army has set an execution date of December 3 for Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people in a mass shooting on the Fort Hood military base in 2009. The announcement comes after ...

At the midpoint of 2025, the Death Penalty Information Center (DPI) offers this detailed analysis of the key facts and themes emerging in the use of the death penalty across the U.S. For more than 30 ...