Executions
Execution List 2024
Last Updated: April 9, 2024
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5 prisoners have been executed
in four states in the United States in 2024.
Executions in 2024
| Date | Number Since 1976 | State | Name | Age | Race | Victim Race | Method | Drug Protocol | Years from Sentence to Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/25/2024 | 1583 | AL | Kenneth Eugene Smith | 58 | White | 1 White Female | Lethal Gas | Nitrogen Hypoxia | 35 |
| 2/28/2024 | 1584 | TX | Ivan Cantu | 50 | Latinx | 1 Latinx Male 1 White Female | Lethal Injection | Pentobarbital | 22 |
| 3/20/2024 | 1585 | GA | Willie James Pye | 59 | Black | 1 Black Female | Lethal Injection | Pentobarbital | 27 |
| 04/04/2024 | 1586 | OK | Michael Dewayne Smith | 41 | Black | 1 Black Female 1 Asian Male | Lethal Injection | 3-drug protocol (Midazolam, vecuronium bromide, potassium chloride) | 21 |
| 04/09/2024 | 1587 | MO | Brian Dorsey | 52 | White | 1 White Female
1 White Male | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 15 |
Most 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 drug to paralyze the prisoner and a third drug—typically potassium chloride—to stop the prisoner’s heart. The first drug used varies by state and is listed above for each execution.
ƒ female
* volunteer - a prisoner who waived ordinary appeals that remained at the time of his or her execution
~ foreign national
¥ white defendant executed for murder of black victim
