Executions and Stays 2024
(Last updated April 26, 2024)
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31 execution dates have been scheduled by 7 states for 2024.
5 executions have been carried out.
19 death warrants are inactive.*
8 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 | To be RESCHEDULED at a later date |
| January 25 | AL | Kenneth Eugene Smith | Executed | On November 9, 2023, Governor Kay Ivey announced Mr. Smith’s execution date which would be the first attempted execution by nitrogen gas. Mr. Smith was EXECUTED on January 25. |
| February 1 | OK | James Ryder | Inactive | STAY GRANTED pending mental competency inquiry |
| February 8 | OK | Tremane Wood | Inactive | RESCHEDULED (new date not yet set) |
| February 15 | OH | Gregory Lott | Inactive | REPRIEVED on October 15, 2023 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution RESCHEDULED for April 14, 2027. |
| February 28 | TX | Ivan Cantu | Executed | Mr. Cantu was EXECUTED on February 28. |
| February 28 | ID | Thomas Creech | Inactive | EXECUTION HALTED. “The medical team could not establish an IV line, rendering the execution unable to proceed” (Idaho Department of Corrections); and, “failed 10 times to access [Mr. Creech]’s veins in both of his arms and both legs so they could inject him with the State’s mysteriously acquired pentobarbital” (Federal Defenders Services of Idaho in a statement to CBS2). |
| March 7 | OK | Kendrick Simpson | Inactive | RESCHEDULED (new date not yet set) |
| March 13 | TX | James Harris, Jr. | Inactive | STAY GRANTED on February 21, 2024 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals allowed further examination of legal claims. |
| March 14 | OH | John Stojetz | Inactive | REPRIEVED on October 15, 2023 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution RESCHEDULED for May 19, 2027. |
| March 20 | GA | Willie James Pye | Executed | Mr. Pye was EXECUTED on March 20. |
| April 4 | OK | Michael Smith | Executed | Mr. Smith was EXECUTED on April 4. |
| April 9 | MO | Brian Dorsey | Executed | Executed |
| April 17 | OH | Archie Dixon | Inactive | REPRIEVED on October 15, 2023 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution RESCHEDULED for June 16, 2027. |
| May 2 | OK | Raymond Johnson | Inactive | RESCHEDULED (new date not yet set) |
| May 30 | AL | Jamie R. Mills | Active | Active |
| June 6 | OK | Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez | Inactive | RESCHEDULED (new date not yet set) |
| June 6 | OK | Wade Lay | Active | Active |
| June 11 | MO | David R. Hosier | Active | Active |
| June 18 | OH | Timothy Hoffner | Inactive | RESCHEDULED (the new date of execution is July 14, 2027) |
| June 26 | TX | Ramiro Gonzales | Active | Active |
| July 11 | OK | James Pavatt | Inactive | To be RESCHEDULED at a later date |
| July 16 | TX | Ramiro Gonzales | Active | Active |
| July 18 | AL | Keith Edmund Gavin | Active | Active |
| August 8 | OK | Clarence Goode, Jr. | Inactive | To be RESCHEDULED at a later date |
| August 13 | OH | John Stumpf | Inactive | RESCHEDULED (the new date of execution is August 18, 2027) |
| September 5 | OK | Ronson Bush | Inactive | To be RESCHEDULED at a later date |
| October 3 | OK | Alfred Mitchell | Inactive | To be RESCHEDULED at a later date |
| October 15 | OH | Lawrence Landrum | Active | Active |
| December 5 | OK | Marlon Harmon | Inactive | To be RESCHEDULED at a later date |
| December 17 | OH | Warren “Keith” Henness | Active | Active |
2024 Death Warrant Outcomes Nationally, by Month
Month | Scheduled Executions | Executions | Inactive Death Warrants | Active Death Warrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| February | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| March | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| April | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| June | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| July | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| August | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| September | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 31 | 5 | 19 | 8 |
2024 Death Warrant Outcomes by Jurisdiction
State | Scheduled Executions | Executions | Inactive Death Warrants | Active Death Warrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Missouri | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ohio | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Texas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 31 | 5 | 19 | 8 |