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. 
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. 

2024 Death Warrant Outcomes Nationally, by Date of Scheduled Execution

Date of Scheduled Execution

State

Prisoner

Outcome

Events

January 10OHScott A. GroupInactiveREPRIEVED on September 18, 2023 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution rescheduled for February 17, 2027.
January 11OKWendell GrissomInactiveRESCHEDULED (new date not yet set)
January 24OKMichael SmithActiveActive
January 25ALKenneth Eugene SmithActiveOn November 9, 2023, Governor Kay Ivey announced Mr. Smith’s execution date which would be the first attempted execution by nitrogen gas.
June 1OKJames RyderActiveActive
February 1OKJames RyderActiveActive
February 8OKTremane WoodInactiveRESCHEDULED (new date not yet set)
February 15OHGregory LottActiveActive
February 28TXIvan CantuActiveActive
March 7OKKendrick SimpsonInactiveRESCHEDULED (new date not yet set)
March 14OHJohn StojetzActiveActive
April 4OKMichael SmithActiveActive
April 17OHArchie DixonActiveActive
May 2OKRaymond JohnsonInactiveRESCHEDULED (new date not yet set)
June 6OKCarlos Cuesta-RodriguezInactiveRESCHEDULED (new date not yet set)
June 6OKWade LayActiveActive
June 18OHTimothy HoffnerActiveActive
July 11OKJames PavattActiveActive
July 19OHMichael D. WebbInactiveDied on Death Row
August 8OKClarence Goode, Jr.ActiveActive
August 13OHJohn StumpfActiveActive
September 5OKRonson BushActiveActive
October 3OKAlfred MitchellActiveActive
October 15OHLawrence LandrumActiveActive
December 5OKMarlon HarmonActiveActive
December 7OHWarren “Keith” HennessActiveActive

2024 Death Warrant Outcomes Nationally, by Month

Month

Scheduled Executions

Executions

Inactive Death Warrants

Active Death Warrants

January

4

0

2

2

February

4

0

1

3

March

2

0

1

1

April

2

0

0

2

May

1

0

1

0

June

4

0

1

3

July

2

0

1

1

August

2

0

0

2

September

1

0

0

1

October

2

0

0

2

November

0

0

0

0

December

2

0

0

2

Total

26

0

7

19

2024 Death Warrant Outcomes by Jurisdiction

State

Scheduled Executions

Executions

Inactive Death Warrants

Active Death Warrants

Alabama

1

0

0

1

Ohio

9

0

2

7

Oklahoma

15

0

5

10

Texas

1

0

0

1

Total

26

0

7

19