Executions and Stays 2023

(Last updated March 16, 2023)
45 execution dates have been scheduled by 7 states for 2023.
To date, there have been 9 executions.
2 executions have been stayed.*
No executions have been halted by commutation.
6 executions have been halted by reprieve.
9 warrants have been withdrawn/removed/vacated/rescheduled.*
2 prisoners have died on death row while their warrants were pending.
1 prisoner was resentenced to life without parole.
16 death warrants are pending.^

* Does not include cases with orders halting executions that are currently under appeal or are still subject to appeal.
^ Includes cases with orders halting executions that are under appeal or are still subject to appeal.



Date of Scheduled Execution State Prisoner Outcome
January
3MOAmber McLaughlin (death warrant issued under the name Scott McLaughlin)EXECUTED
10TXRobert FrattaPreliminary injunction issued by the Tarrant County District Court on January 10, 2023 directing Texas “to desist and refrain from
administering or injecting [Fratta] with Pentobarbital unless that Pentobarbital is within the number of days specified in the Storage Conditions since the date of its compounding by a pharmacy licensed to compound it.” Writ of mandamus issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on January 10, 2023 vacating the preliminary injunction.

EXECUTED
12

OH

Antonio Franklin

REPRIEVED by Governor Mike DeWine on July 1, 2022 and execution rescheduled for February 11, 2026.

12

OKScott Eizember

EXECUTED

JANUARY 20234 executions scheduled by 4 states3 executions; 1 execution halted by reprieve
February

1

TXWesley RuizPreliminary injunction issued by the Tarrant County District Court on January 10, 2023 directing Texas “to desist and refrain from
administering or injecting [Ruiz] with Pentobarbital unless that Pentobarbital is within the number of days specified in the Storage Conditions since the date of its compounding by a pharmacy licensed to compound it.” Writ of mandamus issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on January 10, 2023 vacating the preliminary injunction.

EXECUTED
7MOLeonard TaylorEXECUTED

8

TX

John BalentinePreliminary injunction issued by the Tarrant County District Court on January 10, 2023 directing Texas “to desist and refrain from
administering or injecting [Ballentine] with Pentobarbital unless that Pentobarbital is within the number of days specified in the Storage Conditions since the date of its compounding by a pharmacy licensed to compound it.” Writ of mandamus issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on January 10, 2023 vacating the preliminary injunction.

Warrant Withdrawn by the Potter County District Court on January 31, 2023. Warrant reinstated by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on February 8, 2023.

EXECUTED
15OHStanley FitzpatrickREPRIEVED by Governor Mike DeWine on July 1, 2022 and execution rescheduled for April 16, 2026.
16OKRichard GlossipRESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for May 18, 2023.
23FLDonald DillbeckEXECUTED
FEBRUARY 20236 executions scheduled by 5 states4 executions; 1 execution halted by reprieve; 1 execution rescheduled
March

7

TXGary GreenEXECUTED
7PAJohn EichingerREPRIEVED by Governor Tom Wolf on January 11, 2023.
9OKJemaine Cannon RESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for May 18, 2023.
9TXArthur BrownPreliminary injunction issued by the Tarrant County District Court on January 10, 2023 directing Texas “to desist and refrain from
administering or injecting [Brown] with Pentobarbital unless that Pentobarbital is within the number of days specified in the Storage Conditions since the date of its compounding by a pharmacy licensed to compound it.” Writ of mandamus issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on January 10, 2023 vacating the preliminary injunction.

EXECUTED

15

OHCharles LorraineREPRIEVED by Governor Mike DeWine on November 10, 2022. Execution rescheduled for May 13, 2026.
23IDGerald Pizzuto, Jr.STAYED by the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho on March 9, 2023 “pending the Court’s final adjudication of [his] Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus.”
29TXAnibal Canales, Jr.WARRANT WITHDRAWN by the Bowie County District Court on March 16, 2023 to permit counsel for Mr. Canales to “seek further discovery from other law enforcement entities and continue Mr. Canales’s investigation” in support of a subsequent state habeas corpus petition.
MARCH 20237 executions scheduled by 5 states2 executions; 1 execution stayed; 2 executions halted by reprieve; 1 execution rescheduled
April
3PARahmael Sal HoltLegally premature death warrant. STAYED by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on February 14, 2023 “pending completion of these habeas corpus proceedings or until further Order of this Court.”
5TXAndre ThomasWARRANT WITHDRAWN by the Grayson County District Court on March 7, 2023.
6OKAnthony Sanchez
RESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for September 21, 2023.
6AZAaron GunchesTechnically pending, although Governor Katie Hobbs has indicated the warrant is permissive, not mandatory, and will not be carried out.
12FLLouis Bernard GaskinPending
19OHDavid Sneed RESENTENCED TO LIFE on January 31, 2022 under Ohio’s serious mental illness law
26TXIvan CantuPending
APRIL 20237 executions scheduled by 6 states1 person resentenced to life; 1 execution stayed; 1 execution rescheduled; 1 warrant withdrawn; 3 warrants pending
May
4OKPhillip HancockRESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for November 30, 2023.
17OHGerald HandREPRIEVED on November 10, 2022 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution rescheduled for June 17, 2026.
18OKRichard GlossipPending
MAY 20233 executions scheduled by 2 states1 execution halted by reprieve; 1 execution rescheduled; 1 warrant pending
June
1OKJames RyderRESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for February 1, 2024.
6MOMichael TisiusPending

15

OHCleveland JacksonREPRIEVED on November 10, 2022 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution rescheduled for July 15, 2026.
JUNE 20233 executions scheduled by 3 states

1 execution halted by reprieve; 1 execution rescheduled; 1 warrant pending

July
6

OK

Michael SmithRESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for April 4, 2024.
19OHMichael D. Webb DIED ON DEATH ROW on May 2, 2022.
20OKJermaine CannonPending
JULY 20233 executions scheduled by 2 states1 prisoner died on death row; 1 warrant pending
August
3

OK

Wade LayRESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for June 6, 2024.
16OHJames O’NealPending
AUGUST 20232 executions scheduled by 2 states1 execution rescheduled; 1 warrant pending
September
13TXHenry SkinnerDIED ON DEATH ROW on February 16, 2023 of complications following surgery to remove a brain tumor.
14OHJerome Henderson

Pending

21OKAnthony SanchezPending
SEPTEMBER 20233 executions scheduled by 3 states1 prisoner died on death row; 2 warrants pending
October
5OKRichard RojemPending
18OHMelvin BonnellPending
OCTOBER 20232 executions scheduled by 2 states2 warrants pending
November
2OKEmmanuel LittlejohnPending
16OHKeith LamarPending
30OKPhillip HancockPending
NOVEMBER 20233 executions scheduled by 2 states3 warrants pending
December
6

OH

Elwood JonesPending
7

OK

Kevin UnderwoodPending
DECEMBER 20232 executions scheduled by 2 states2 warrants pending
2023 Death Warrant Outcomes Nationally, by Month
Month
Scheduled
Executions
Executions
Stayed by Courts*
Commutations
Reprieves
Died on
Death Row
Resentenced to Life
Rescheduled
Date Removed or
Warrant Withdrawn/ Vacated*
Pending
January

4

3

0

0

1

0

0

0

0


February

6

4

0

0

1

0

0

1

0


March

7

2

1

0

2

0

0

1

1

0

April

7

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

3

May

3

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

1
June

3

0

0

0

1

0
0
1
0
1
July

3

0

0

0
0
1
0
1

0

1
August

2

0

0
0

0

0
0
1

0

1

September

3

0

0
0

0

1

0
0
0

2

October

2

0

0

0
0

0

0
0

0

2

November

3

0

0
0
0
0
0
0

0

3

December
2
0
0
0

0

0
0
0
0

2

Total

45

9

2

0

3

2

1

7

2

16

2023 Death Warrant Outcomes by Jurisdiction
State
Scheduled
Executions
Executions
Stayed by Courts*
Commutations
Reprieves
Died on
Death Row
Resentenced to life
Rescheduled
Date Removed or
Warrant Withdrawn/ Vacated*
Pending
Oklahoma
15
1

0

0

0

0
0
7
0
7
Ohio
12

0

0
0
5
1
1
0
0
5
Texas

9

5

0
0
0
1
0
0

2

1

Missouri
3

2

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

1

Pennsylvania
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Florida

2

1

0
0
0
0
0

0

0

1

Arizona
1

0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Idaho

1

0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOTALS

45

9

2

0

6

2

1

7

2

16