Outcomes of Death Warrants in 2024

Executions and Stays 2024

(Last updated November 9, 2023)

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26 execution dates have been scheduled by states for 2024.

7 death warrants are inactive.*

19 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 2024 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 2024 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	Definition
Active	The death warrant for the defendant has been issued and an execution date has been set.
Inactive	The defendant will not be executed on the scheduled execution date.
Executed	The defendant was executed by the state or jurisdiction in which they were serving a death sentence.

2024 Death Warrant Outcomes Nationally, by Date of Scheduled Execution

Date of Scheduled Execution	State	Prisoner	Outcome	Events
January 10	OH	Scott A. Group	Inactive	REPRIEVED on September 18, 2023 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution rescheduled for February 17, 2027.
January 11	OK	Wendell Grissom	Inactive	RESCHEDULED (new date not yet set)
January 24	OK	Michael Smith	Active	Active
January 25	AL	Kenneth Eugene Smith	Active	On November 9, 2023, Governor Kay Ivey announced Mr. Smith’s execution date which would be the first attempted execution by nitrogen gas.
June 1	OK	James Ryder	Active	Active
February 1	OK	James Ryder	Active	Active
February 8	OK	Tremane Wood	Inactive	RESCHEDULED (new date not yet set)
February 15	OH	Gregory Lott	Active	Active
February 28	TX	Ivan Cantu	Active	Active
March 7	OK	Kendrick Simpson	Inactive	RESCHEDULED (new date not yet set)
March 14	OH	John Stojetz	Active	Active
April 4	OK	Michael Smith	Active	Active
April 17	OH	Archie Dixon	Active	Active
May 2	OK	Raymond Johnson	Inactive	RESCHEDULED (new date not yet set)
June 6	OK	Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez	Inactive	RESCHEDULED (new date not yet set)
June 6	OK	Wade Lay	Active	Active
June 18	OH	Timothy Hoffner	Active	Active
July 11	OK	James Pavatt	Active	Active
July 19	OH	Michael D. Webb	Inactive	Died on Death Row
August 8	OK	Clarence Goode, Jr.	Active	Active
August 13	OH	John Stumpf	Active	Active
September 5	OK	Ronson Bush	Active	Active
October 3	OK	Alfred Mitchell	Active	Active
October 15	OH	Lawrence Landrum	Active	Active
December 5	OK	Marlon Harmon	Active	Active
December 7	OH	Warren “Keith” Henness	Active	Active

2024 Death Warrant Outcomes Nationally, by Month

Month	Scheduled Executions	Inactive Death Warrants	Active Death Warrants
January	4	2	2
February	4	1	3
March	2	1	1
April	2	0	2
May	1	1	0
June	4	1	3
July	2	1	1
August	2	0	2
September	1	0	1
October	2	0	2
November	0	0	0
December	2	0	2
Total	26	7	19

2024 Death Warrant Outcomes by Jurisdiction

State	Scheduled Executions	Inactive Death Warrants	Active Death Warrants
Alabama	1	0	1
Ohio	9	2	7
Oklahoma	15	5	10
Texas	1	0	1
Total	26	7	19