Executions and Stays 2025

(Last updated May 1, 2025)

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to reflect exe­cu­tions that occurred in the pre­vi­ous 24 hours.

35 execution dates have been scheduled by 10 states for 2025.
15 executions have been carried out.
10 death warrants are inactive.*
10 death warrants are active.^

Definitions of Death Warrant Outcomes

The fol­low­ing table lists the def­i­n­i­tions for the out­comes of death war­rants which are dis­played on the Outcomes of Death Warrants in 2025 tableau. Each out­come describes the cur­rent sta­tus of the defendant’s death war­rant. The main cat­e­gories for the out­comes of death war­rants are Active, Inactive, and Executed. On the 2025 Death Warrant Outcomes Nationally, by Date of Scheduled Execution table, the main cat­e­gories, Active, Inactive, and Executed are dis­played in the Outcome col­umn; rel­e­vant details of the pro­ce­dur­al his­to­ry are not­ed in the Events column.

Outcome
Active 
DefinitionThe death war­rant for the defen­dant has been issued and an exe­cu­tion date has been set. 
Inactive
DefinitionThe defen­dant will not be exe­cut­ed on the sched­uled execution date. 
Executed
DefinitionThe defen­dant was exe­cut­ed by the state or juris­dic­tion in which they were serv­ing a death sentence. 
OutcomeDefinition
Active The death war­rant for the defen­dant has been issued and an exe­cu­tion date has been set. 
InactiveThe defen­dant will not be exe­cut­ed on the sched­uled execution date. 
ExecutedThe defen­dant was exe­cut­ed by the state or juris­dic­tion in which they were serv­ing a death sentence. 

2025 Death Warrant Outcomes Nationally, by Date of Scheduled Execution

Date of Scheduled Execution
January 22, 2025
StateOH
PrisonerSean Carter
OutcomeInactive
EventsRESCHEDULED (the new date of exe­cu­tion is November 17, 2027).
January 31, 2025
StateSC
PrisonerMarion Bowman
OutcomeExecuted
EventsEXECUTED on January 31, 2025.
February 5, 2025
StateTX
PrisonerSteven Nelson
OutcomeExecuted
EventsEXECUTED on February 5, 2025.
February 6, 2025
StateAL
PrisonerDemetrius Frazier
OutcomeExecuted
EventsEXECUTED on February 6, 2025.
February 13, 2025
StateFL
PrisonerJames Ford
OutcomeExecuted
EventsEXECUTED on February 14, 2025.
February 13, 2025
StateTX
PrisonerRichard Tabler
OutcomeExecuted
EventsEXECUTED on February 14, 2025.
March 7, 2025
StateSC
PrisonerBrad Keith Sigmon
OutcomeExecuted
EventsEXECUTED on March 7, 2025.
March 13, 2025
StateTX
PrisonerDavid L. Wood
OutcomeInactive
EventsSTAYED by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on March 11, 2025.
March 17, 2025
StateLA 
PrisonerChristopher Sepulvado
OutcomeActive
EventsDied ​“from nat­ur­al caus­es as a result of com­pli­ca­tions aris­ing from his pre-exist­ing med­ical con­di­tions” on February 22, 2025.
March 18, 2025
StateLA
PrisonerJessie Hoffman
OutcomeExecuted
Events

EXECUTED on March 18, 2025, mark­ing the state’s first exe­cu­tion in 15 years.


Stayed by the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, on March 11, 2025. On March 14, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit lift­ed the stay.

March 19, 2025
StateAZ
PrisonerAaron Gunches
OutcomeExecuted
EventsEXECUTED on March 19, 2025.
March 19, 2025
StateLA
PrisonerLarry Roy
OutcomeInactive
EventsDate with­drawn.
March 20, 2025
StateOK
PrisonerWendell Grissom
OutcomeExecuted
EventsEXECUTED on March 20, 2025.
March 20, 2025
StateFL
PrisonerEdward Thomas James
OutcomeExecuted
EventsEXECUTED on March 20, 2025.
April 8, 2025
StateFL
PrisonerMichael Tanzi
OutcomeExecuted
EventsEXECUTED on April 8, 2025.
April 11, 2025
StateSC
PrisonerMikal Mahdi
OutcomeExecuted
EventsEXECUTED on April 11, 2025.
April 23, 2025
StateTX
PrisonerMoises Sandoval Mendoza
OutcomeExecuted
EventsEXECUTED on April 23, 2025.
April 24, 2025
StateAL
PrisonerJames Osgood
OutcomeExecuted
EventsEXECUTED on April 24, 2025.
May 1, 2025
StateFL
PrisonerJeffrey Hutchinson
OutcomeExecuted
EventsEXECUTED on May 1, 2025
May 15, 2025
StateFL
PrisonerGlen Rogers
OutcomeActive
May 20, 2025
StateTX
PrisonerMatthew Johnson
OutcomeActive
May 20, 2025
StateIN
PrisonerBenjamin Ritchie
OutcomeActive
May 22, 2025
StateTN
PrisonerOscar Smith
OutcomeActive
May 28, 2025
StateLA
PrisonerDarrell Draughn
OutcomeInactive
EventsDate Withdrawn
June 4, 2025
StateLA
PrisonerMarcus Reed
OutcomeInactive
EventsDate Withdrawn
June 12, 2025
StateOK
PrisonerJohn Hanson
OutcomeActive
June 18, 2025
StateOH
PrisonerPercy Hutton 
OutcomeInactive
EventsRESCHEDULED (the new date of exe­cu­tion is June 21, 2028).
June 25, 2025
StateMS
PrisonerRichard Gerald Jordan
OutcomeActive
July 30, 2025
StateOH
PrisonerSamuel Moreland
OutcomeInactive
EventsRESCHEDULED (the new date of exe­cu­tion is July 19, 2028).
August 5, 2025
StateTN
PrisonerByron Black
OutcomeActive
September 24, 2025
StateTN
PrisonerDonnie Middlebrooks
OutcomeInactive
EventsOn April 1, 2025, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee issued an order stay­ing the exe­cu­tion until 30 days after the ​“court’s judg­ment on fed­er­al collateral litigation.”
September 24, 2025
StateOH
PrisonerDouglas Coley
OutcomeInactive
EventsRESCHEDULED (the new date of exe­cu­tion is August 15, 2028).
October 30, 2025
StateOH
PrisonerTimothy Coleman
OutcomeActive
December 10, 2025
StateOH
PrisonerKareem M. Jackson
OutcomeActive
December 11, 2025
StateTN
PrisonerHarold Nichols
OutcomeActive
Date of Scheduled ExecutionStatePrisonerOutcomeEvents
January 22, 2025OHSean CarterInactiveRESCHEDULED (the new date of exe­cu­tion is November 17, 2027).
January 31, 2025SCMarion BowmanExecutedEXECUTED on January 31, 2025.
February 5, 2025TXSteven NelsonExecutedEXECUTED on February 5, 2025.
February 6, 2025ALDemetrius FrazierExecutedEXECUTED on February 6, 2025.
February 13, 2025FLJames FordExecutedEXECUTED on February 14, 2025.
February 13, 2025TXRichard TablerExecutedEXECUTED on February 14, 2025.
March 7, 2025SCBrad Keith SigmonExecutedEXECUTED on March 7, 2025.
March 13, 2025TXDavid L. WoodInactiveSTAYED by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on March 11, 2025.
March 17, 2025LA Christopher SepulvadoActiveDied ​“from nat­ur­al caus­es as a result of com­pli­ca­tions aris­ing from his pre-exist­ing med­ical con­di­tions” on February 22, 2025.
March 18, 2025LAJessie HoffmanExecuted

EXECUTED on March 18, 2025, mark­ing the state’s first exe­cu­tion in 15 years.


Stayed by the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, on March 11, 2025. On March 14, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit lift­ed the stay.

March 19, 2025AZAaron GunchesExecutedEXECUTED on March 19, 2025.
March 19, 2025LALarry RoyInactiveDate with­drawn.
March 20, 2025OKWendell GrissomExecutedEXECUTED on March 20, 2025.
March 20, 2025FLEdward Thomas JamesExecutedEXECUTED on March 20, 2025.
April 8, 2025FLMichael TanziExecutedEXECUTED on April 8, 2025.
April 11, 2025SCMikal MahdiExecutedEXECUTED on April 11, 2025.
April 23, 2025TXMoises Sandoval MendozaExecutedEXECUTED on April 23, 2025.
April 24, 2025ALJames OsgoodExecutedEXECUTED on April 24, 2025.
May 1, 2025FLJeffrey HutchinsonExecutedEXECUTED on May 1, 2025
May 15, 2025FLGlen RogersActive
May 20, 2025TXMatthew JohnsonActive
May 20, 2025INBenjamin RitchieActive
May 22, 2025TNOscar SmithActive
May 28, 2025LADarrell DraughnInactiveDate Withdrawn
June 4, 2025LAMarcus ReedInactiveDate Withdrawn
June 12, 2025OKJohn HansonActive
June 18, 2025OHPercy Hutton InactiveRESCHEDULED (the new date of exe­cu­tion is June 21, 2028).
June 25, 2025MSRichard Gerald JordanActive
July 30, 2025OHSamuel MorelandInactiveRESCHEDULED (the new date of exe­cu­tion is July 19, 2028).
August 5, 2025TNByron BlackActive
September 24, 2025TNDonnie MiddlebrooksInactiveOn April 1, 2025, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee issued an order stay­ing the exe­cu­tion until 30 days after the ​“court’s judg­ment on fed­er­al collateral litigation.”
September 24, 2025OHDouglas ColeyInactiveRESCHEDULED (the new date of exe­cu­tion is August 15, 2028).
October 30, 2025OHTimothy ColemanActive
December 10, 2025OHKareem M. JacksonActive
December 11, 2025TNHarold NicholsActive

2025 Death Warrant Outcomes Nationally, by Month

Month
January
Scheduled Executions2
Executions1
Inactive Death Warrants1
Active Death Warrants0
February
Scheduled Executions4
Executions4
Inactive Death Warrants0
Active Death Warrants0
March
Scheduled Executions8
Executions5
Inactive Death Warrants3
Active Death Warrants0
April
Scheduled Executions4
Executions4
Inactive Death Warrants0
Active Death Warrants0
May
Scheduled Executions6
Executions1
Inactive Death Warrants1
Active Death Warrants4
June
Scheduled Executions4
Executions0
Inactive Death Warrants2
Active Death Warrants2
July
Scheduled Executions1
Executions0
Inactive Death Warrants1
Active Death Warrants0
August
Scheduled Executions1
Executions0
Inactive Death Warrants0
Active Death Warrants1
September
Scheduled Executions2
Executions0
Inactive Death Warrants2
Active Death Warrants0
October
Scheduled Executions1
Executions0
Inactive Death Warrants0
Active Death Warrants1
November
Scheduled Executions0
Executions0
Inactive Death Warrants0
Active Death Warrants0
December
Scheduled Executions2
Executions0
Inactive Death Warrants0
Active Death Warrants2
Total
Scheduled Executions35
Executions15
Inactive Death Warrants10
Active Death Warrants10
MonthScheduled ExecutionsExecutionsInactive Death WarrantsActive Death Warrants
January2110
February4400
March8530
April4400
May6114
June4022
July1010
August1001
September2020
October1001
November0000
December2002
Total35151010

2025 Death Warrant Outcomes by Jurisdiction

State
Alabama
Scheduled Executions2
Executions2
Inactive Death Warrants0
Active Death Warrants0
Arizona
Scheduled Executions1
Executions1
Inactive Death Warrants0
Active Death Warrants0
Florida
Scheduled Executions5
Executions4
Inactive Death Warrants0
Active Death Warrants1
Indiana
Scheduled Executions1
Executions0
Inactive Death Warrants0
Active Death Warrants1
Louisiana
Scheduled Executions5
Executions1
Inactive Death Warrants4
Active Death Warrants0
Mississippi
Scheduled Executions1
Executions0
Inactive Death Warrants0
Active Death Warrants1
Ohio
Scheduled Executions6
Executions0
Inactive Death Warrants4
Active Death Warrants2
Oklahoma
Scheduled Executions2
Executions1
Inactive Death Warrants0
Active Death Warrants1
South Carolina
Scheduled Executions3
Executions3
Inactive Death Warrants0
Active Death Warrants0
Tennessee
Scheduled Executions4
Executions0
Inactive Death Warrants1
Active Death Warrants3
Texas
Scheduled Executions5
Executions3
Inactive Death Warrants1
Active Death Warrants1
Total
Scheduled Executions35
Executions15
Inactive Death Warrants10
Active Death Warrants10
StateScheduled ExecutionsExecutionsInactive Death WarrantsActive Death Warrants
Alabama2200
Arizona1100
Florida5401
Indiana1001
Louisiana5140
Mississippi1001
Ohio6042
Oklahoma2101
South Carolina3300
Tennessee4013
Texas5311
Total35151010