Executions
Upcoming Executions
Last updated on February 25, 2021
(Dates are subject to change as a result of stays and appeals.)
Executions Scheduled for 2021
Brad Sigmon — STAYED
Month | State | Prisoner |
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January | ||
12 | Federal | Lisa Montgomery — EXECUTED on January 13 |
13 | OH | Cleveland Jackson — REPRIEVED |
14 | Federal | Corey Johnson — EXECUTED |
15 | Federal | Dustin Higgs — EXECUTED on January 16 |
20 | OH | Dawud E. Spaulding — Legally Premature Warrant STAYED |
21 | TX | Blaine Milam — STAYED |
February | ||
4 | TN | Oscar Franklin Smith — STAYED |
10 | TX | Edward Busby — STAYED |
11 | AL | Willie B. Smith III — INJUNCTION GRANTED |
12 | SC | Brad Sigmon — EXECUTION DATE VACATED |
18 | OH | James O’Neal — REPRIEVED |
March | ||
4 | TX | Ramiro Ibarra — STAYED |
18 | OH | Melvin Bonnell — REPRIEVED |
24 | OH | Steven E. Cepec — DATE REMOVED |
April | ||
8 | TN | Byron Black — STAYED |
20 | TX | Ramiro Gonzales |
21 | OH | Elwood Jones — REPRIEVED |
May | ||
19 | TX | Quintin Jones |
27 | OH | Gregory Lott — REPRIEVED |
June | ||
23 | OH | Archie Dixon — REPRIEVED |
30 | TX | John Hummel |
August | ||
11 | OH | Timothy Hoffner |
September | ||
8 | TX | John Ramirez |
15 | OH | John Stumpf |
October | ||
20 | OH | James Frazier — DIED ON DEATH ROW |
December | ||
9 | OH | Lawrence Landrum |
Executions Scheduled for 2022
Month | State | Prisoner |
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January | ||
12 | OH | Warren “Keith” Henness |
February | ||
16 | OH | Stanley Adams |
March | ||
16 | OH | Romell Broom — DIED ON DEATH ROW |
April | ||
21 | OH | John Drummond |
May | ||
18 | OH | John Hanna |
June | ||
22 | OH | Percy Hutton |
July | ||
20 | OH | Austin Myers — DATE REMOVED |
20 | OH | Douglas Coley |
August | ||
24 | OH | Cedric Carter |
September | ||
14 | OH | James Tench |
15 | OH | Kareem Jackson |
Executions Scheduled for 2023
Month | State | Prisoner |
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January | ||
12 | OH | Antonio Franklin |
February | ||
15 | OH | Stanley Fitzpatrick |
March | ||
None | ||
April | ||
19 | OH | David Sneed |
May | ||
None | ||
June | ||
15 | OH | Cleveland Jackson |
July | ||
None | ||
August | ||
16 | OH | James O’Neal |
September | ||
None | ||
October | ||
18 | OH | Melvin Bonnell |
November | ||
None | ||
December | ||
6 | OH | Elwood Jones |
Executions Scheduled for 2024
Month | State | Prisoner |
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January | ||
None | ||
February | ||
15 | OH | Gregory Lott |
March | ||
None | ||
April | ||
17 | OH | Archie Dixon |
May | ||
None | ||
June | ||
None | ||
July | ||
None | ||
August | ||
None | ||
September | ||
None | ||
October | ||
None | ||
November | ||
None | ||
December | ||
None |
Stays of Execution 2021
Date of Scheduled Execution | State | Prisoner | Reason for Stay |
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January | |||
12 | Federal | Lisa Montgomery | EXECUTION DATE VACATED by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on December 24, 2020 because the new execution date was set while a stay of execution was in effect, in violation of the terms of federal execution regulations. On January 1, 2021, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the district court’s order, and full court denied reargument.
STAYED by U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on January 11, 2021 pending “highly expedited initial hearing en banc of Montgomery’s appeal to resolve our circuit law on the important question of the meaning of ‘implementation of death in the manner prescribed by the law of the State in which the |
13 | OH | Cleveland Jackson | REPRIEVED |
15 | Federal | Dustin Higgs | EXECUTION NOTICE INVALIDATED by U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on December 29, 2020. Original sentencing order requires execution per Maryland procedures, while execution set for Indiana. Court says its lacks authority to modify the sentencing order. (The Department of Justice filed an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on December 31.) Stay vacated by the U.S. Supreme Court near midnight on January 15. EXECUTED January 16, 2021 |
20 | OH | Dawud E. Spaulding | Legally Premature Warrant STAYED by the Ohio Supreme Court on March 2, 2017 “pending disposition of available state remedies.” |
21 | TX | Blaine Milam | STAYED by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on January 15, 2021 and remanded to the trial court for consideration of Milam’s claim that he is ineligible for the death penalty because of intellectual disability. |
February | |||
4 | TN | Oscar Smith | STAY GRANTED by the Tennessee Supreme Court on January 6, 2021 as a result of COVID-19 concerns. |
10 | TX | Edward Busby | STAY GRANTED by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on February 3, 2021 and remanded to the trial court for consideration of Busby’s claim that he is ineligible for the death penalty because of intellectual disability. |
11 | AL | Willie B. Smith III | Stay granted by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on February 10, 2021 until February 16 to provide the court time to consider a claim Smith raised under the Americans With Disabilities Act. Stay vacated by the U.S. Supreme Court close to midnight Eastern time on February 11, 2021. PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION GRANTED by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on February 10, 2021 based on Smith’s claim that Alabama’s refusal to permit his pastor in the execution chamber violates federal religious discrimination law. Application to vacate the injunction DENIED by the U.S. Supreme Court close to midnight Eastern time on February 11, 2021. |
12 | SC | Brad Sigmon | EXECUTION DATE VACATED by the South Carolina Supreme Court on February 4, 2021 on the grounds that “the execution is currently impossible” because the Department of Corrections “will not be able to obtain the required drugs prior to the scheduled date of execution.” |
18 | OH | James O’Neal | REPRIEVED |
March | |||
4 | TX | Ramiro Ibarra | STAY GRANTED by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on February 24, 2021 and remanded to the trial court for consideration of Ibarra’s claims that he is ineligible for the death penalty because of intellectual disability and that new DNA science shows that the evidence used to convict him was unreliable. |
18 | OH | Melvin Bonnell | REPRIEVED |
24 | OH | Steven E. Cepec | DATE REMOVED |
April | |||
8 | TN | Byron Black | STAYED |
21 | OH | Elwood Jones | Reprieve granted by Gov. Mike DeWine on December 18, 2020, and execution rescheduled for December 6, 2023. |
May | |||
27 | OH | Gregory Lott | Reprieve granted by Gov. Mike DeWine on December 18, 2020, and execution rescheduled for February 15, 2024. |
June | |||
23 | OH | Archie Dixon | Reprieve granted by Gov. Mike DeWine on December 18, 2020, and execution rescheduled for April 17, 2024. |
July | |||
None | |||
August | |||
None | |||
September | |||
None | |||
October | |||
20 | OH | James Frazier | Died on death row of COVID-19 on November 19, 2020. |
November | |||
None | |||
December | |||
None |