Executions and Stays 2025

(Last updated February 19, 2025)

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21 execution dates have been scheduled by 6 states for 2025.
5 executions have been carried out.
5 death warrants are inactive.*
11 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.

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 ExecutionStatePrisonerOutcomeEvents
January 22, 2025OHSean CarterRescheduledRESCHEDULED (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 SigmonActive
March 13, 2025TXDavid L. WoodActive
March 17, 2025LA Christopher SepulvadoActive
March 18, 2025LAJessie HoffmanActive
March 19, 2025AZAaron GunchesActive
March 19, 2025LALarry RoyInactiveDATE WITHDRAWN.
March 20, 2025OKWendell GrissomActive
March 20, 2025FLEdward Thomas JamesActive
April 23, 2025TXMoises Sandoval MendozaActive
May 20, 2025TXMatthew JohnsonActive
June 18, 2025OHPercy Hutton InactiveRESCHEDULED (the new date of exe­cu­tion is June 21, 2028).
July 30, 2025OHSamuel MorelandInactiveRESCHEDULED (the new date of exe­cu­tion is July 19, 2028).
September 24, 2025OHDouglas ColeyInactiveRESCHEDULED (the new date of exe­cu­tion is August 15, 2028).
October 30, 2025OHTimothy ColemanActive
December 10, 2025OHKareem M. JacksonActive

2025 Death Warrant Outcomes Nationally, by Month

MonthScheduled ExecutionsExecutionsInactive Death WarrantsActive Death Warrants
January2110
February4400
March8017
April1001
May1001
June0011
July0011
August0000
September0011
October1001
November0000
December1001
Total215511

2025 Death Warrant Outcomes by Jurisdiction

StateScheduled ExecutionsExecutionsInactive Death WarrantsActive Death Warrants
Alabama1100
Arizona1000
Florida2101
Louisiana3012
Ohio6042
Oklahoma1001
South Carolina2101
Texas5203
Total215511