Upcoming Executions - Death Penalty Information Center
For all executions scheduled in 2026, please refer to the Outcomes of Warrants page for more information. We rely entirely on donations from people like you to provide critical data and analysis …
List of people scheduled to be executed in the United States
As of April 22, 2026, a total of 39 people are scheduled to be executed in the United States. [1] All of these executions are scheduled over four calendar years in seven U.S. states. [2] Additionally, there …
Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ...
2 days ago · The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases.
DOJ recommends bringing back firing squads for federal executions
1 day ago · The Department of Justice has directed federal prisons to expand the range of methods used for executions to include firing squads, gas asphyxiation and electrocution. In a memo released …
EXECUTION PETITIONS - Death Penalty Action
The following is an updated list of currently scheduled executions in the United States. Select the prisoner's name to sign the petition which will be delivered on your behalf to the respective state's …
Justice Department readopts firing squads in US federal executions
2 days ago · U.S. President Donald Trump's administration plans to add firing squads, electrocution and gas asphyxiation as alternative methods of executing people convicted of the gravest federal crimes, …
Recent U.S. Executions: Methods, Notable Cases & Legal Updates
Explore detailed information on recent executions in the U.S. during 2025, including execution methods, notable cases, state-specific practices, and upcoming schedules.
DOJ reinstates firing squads, pentobarbital for federal executions
2 days ago · The Justice Department announced Friday it would readopt the death penalty protocols for lethal injection and firing squads.
5 U.S. death row inmates were executed in one week, most in decades ...
Sep 28, 2024 · OKLAHOMA CITY — Death row inmates in five states have been put to death in the span of one week, an unusually high number of executions that defies a yearslong trend of decline in …
Trump Administration Approves Firing Squad Executions for Death …
2 days ago · The Justice Department also reauthorized the use of a death penalty drug, and will seek to shorten the length of some legal appeals.