The annual number of death row inmates executed in the U.S. is set to nearly double by the end of this year. In 2024, 25 death row inmates were executed, according to the Death Penalty Information ...

Thirty-four men have died by court-ordered executions in the U.S. so far this year, and eight others are scheduled to be put to death by year’s end, including five in the next eight days. The total ...

Alabama's execution of Anthony Boyd on Thursday added to the growing number of executions for the year. Boyd was the 40th person executed in 2025 with another two months left in the year, according to ...

For death penalty opponents, the dramatic spike in executions last year was truly horrifying. After several years of no more than 25 executions, there were 47 executions in 2025, nearly double the ...

Several appeals in some of Texas’ highest-profile capital punishment cases are set for 2026 as the state continues to maintain a historically low number of executions. 2025 marked the second year ...