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title: 'EXECUTIONS: 100% in the South'
description: 'Executions resumed in the U.S. on May 6 following the Supreme Court’s decision on lethal injections on April 16. There have been 20 executions in 4…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions-100-in-the-south'
section: news
date: '2008-08-27T04:00:00-04:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:25:22-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
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Executions resumed in the U.S. on May 6 following the Supreme Court's decision on lethal injections on April 16. There have been 20 executions in 4 months, with 4 months of the year remaining. Pertinent statistics follow:

**Geography**  
100% in the South   
40% in Texas

**Race of those executed**  
White 40%  
Black 45%  
Hispanic 15%

**Race of victims in underlying murder**  
White 57%  
Black 32%  
Hispanic 7%  
Asian 4%

**Method of execution**  
19 by lethal injection  
1 by electrocuton

**Commutations**  
4 in 2008, including 3 since executions resumed.

(Posted Aug. 27, 2008). See [**Executions**](/executions-united-states?did=414&scid=8) and [**Arbitrariness**](/arbitrariness?did=1328).

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