On October 7, 2026, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in a media interview that Nidal Hasan’s execution would be ...

On October 20, 2026, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey granted clemency to death row prisoner Toforest Johnson (pictured, center), commuting his sentence to life without parole. Mr. Johnson has maintained his ...

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, ...

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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In June 2008, the Office of Defender Services of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts published a report analyzing the cost, quality and availability of defense representation in federal death ...

According to Amnesty International’s annual death penalty report, 17 countries carried out a total of at least 2,707 executions in 2025. Although the low number of executing countries was consistent ...

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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 ...

New DPI research found that when capital juries were asked to decide between a life sentence and a death sentence this year, more than half (56%) recommended a life sentence over a death sentence. New ...