Executions and Stays 2024

(Last updated December 19, 2024)

This page will be updat­ed at 12 noon (Eastern Time) each day 
to reflect exe­cu­tions that occurred in the pre­vi­ous 24 hours.

50 execution dates have been scheduled by 11 states for 2024.
25 executions have been carried out.
25 death warrants are inactive.*
0 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 ExecutionStatePrisonerOutcomeEvents
January 10OHScott A. GroupInactiveREPRIEVED on September 18, 2023 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution RESCHEDULED for February 17, 2027
January 11OKWendell GrissomInactiveTo be RESCHEDULED at a later date
January 25ALKenneth Eugene SmithExecuted

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 1OKJames RyderInactiveSTAY GRANTED pend­ing men­tal competency inquiry
February 8OKTremane WoodInactiveRESCHEDULED (new date not yet set)
February 15OHGregory LottInactiveREPRIEVED on October 15, 2023 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution RESCHEDULED for April 14, 2027
February 28TXIvan CantuExecutedMr. Cantu was EXECUTED on February 28
February 28IDThomas CreechInactiveEXECUTION 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 7OKKendrick SimpsonInactiveRESCHEDULED (new date not yet set)
March 13TXJames Harris, Jr.InactiveSTAY GRANTED on February 21, 2024 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals allowed fur­ther exam­i­na­tion of legal claims.
March 14OHJohn StojetzInactiveREPRIEVED on October 15, 2023 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution RESCHEDULED for May 19, 2027
March 20GAWillie James PyeExecutedMr. Pye was EXECUTED on March 20
April 4OKMichael SmithExecutedMr. Smith was EXECUTED on April 4
April 9MOBrian DorseyExecutedMr. Dorsey was EXECUTED on April 9
April 17OHArchie DixonInactiveREPRIEVED on October 15, 2023 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution RESCHEDULED for June 16, 2027
May 2OKRaymond JohnsonInactiveRESCHEDULED (new date not yet set)
May 30ALJamie R. MillsExecutedMr. Mills was EXECUTED on May 30
June 6OKCarlos Cuesta-RodriguezInactiveRESCHEDULED (new date not yet set)
June 6OKWade LayInactiveInactive
June 11MODavid R. HosierExecutedMr. Hosier was EXECUTED on June 11
June 18OHTimothy HoffnerInactiveRESCHEDULED (the new date of exe­cu­tion is July 14, 2027)
June 26TXRamiro Felix GonzalesExecutedMr. Gonzales was EXECUTED on June 26
June 27OKRichard Norman Rojem Jr.ExecutedMr. Rojem was EXECUTED on June 27
July 11OKJames PavattInactiveTo be RESCHEDULED at a later date
July 16TXRuben GutierrezInactiveSTAY GRANTED on July 16, 2024 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Read the order, here.
July 18ALKeith Edmund GavinExecutedMr. Gavin was EXECUTED on July 18.
August 7TXArthur Lee Burton ExecutedMr. Burton was EXECUTED on August 7
August 8OKClarence Goode, Jr.InactiveTo be RESCHEDULED at a later date
August 8UTTaberon Dave HonieExecutedMr. Honie was EXECUTED on August 8
August 13OHJohn StumpfInactiveRESCHEDULED (the new date of exe­cu­tion is August 18, 2027)
August 29FLLoran Kenstley ColeExecutedMr. Cole was EXECUTED on August 29
September 5OKRonson BushInactiveTo be RESCHEDULED at a later date
September 20SCFreddie ​“Khalil” OwensExecutedMr. Owens was EXECUTED on September 20
September 24TXTravis James Mullis ExecutedMr. Mullis was EXECUTED on September 24
September 24MOMarcellus ​“Khaliifah” WilliamsExecutedMr. Williams was EXECUTED on September 24
September 26OKEmmanuel Antonio Littlejohn ExecutedMr. Littlejohn was EXECUTED on September 26. He was pro­nounced dead at 10:17am CDT.
September 26ALAlan Eugene MillerExecutedMr. Miller was EXECUTED on September 26. He was pro­nounced dead at 6:38pm CDT.
October 1TXGarcia Glen WhiteExecutedMr. White was EXECUTED on October 1. He was pro­nounced dead at 6:56pm CDT.
October 3OKAlfred MitchellInactiveTo be RESCHEDULED at a later date
October 15OHLawrence LandrumInactiveRESCHEDULED (the new date of exe­cu­tion is October 13, 2027)
October 17TXRobert Leslie Roberson IIIStay GrantedTemporary Stay of Execution
October 17ALDerrick Ryan DearmanExecutedMr. Dearman was EXECUTED on October 17. He was pro­nounced dead at 6:14pm CDT.
November 1SCRichard Bernard MooreExecutedMr. Moore was EXECUTED on November 1. He was pro­nounced dead at 6:24pm EDT.
November 13IDThomas CreechInactiveSTAY GRANTED
November 21ALCarey Dale GraysonExecutedMr. Grayson was EXECUTED on November 21. He was pro­nounced dead at 6:33pm CST.
December 3MOChristopher Leroy CollingsExecutedMr. Collings was EXECUTED on December 3. He was pro­nounced dead at 6:10pm CST.
December 5OKMarlon HarmonInactiveTo be RESCHEDULED at a later date
December 17OHWarren ​“Keith” HennessInactiveRESCHEDULED (the new date of exe­cu­tion is December 15, 2027)
December 18INJoseph CorcoranExecutedMr. Corcoran was EXECUTED on December 18. He was pro­nounced dead at 12:44 a.m. CST.
December 19OKKevin Ray UnderwoodExecutedMr. Underwood was EXECUTED on December 19. He was pro­nounced dead at 10:14 a.m. CST.

2024 Death Warrant Outcomes Nationally, by Month

MonthScheduled ExecutionsExecutionsInactive Death WarrantsActive Death Warrants
January3120
February5140
March4130
April3210
May2110
June6330
July3120
August5320
September6510
October5230
November3210
December5320
Total5025250

2024 Death Warrant Outcomes by Jurisdiction

StateScheduled ExecutionsExecutionsInactive Death WarrantsActive Death Warrants
Alabama6600
Florida1100
Georgia1100
Idaho1010
Indiana1100
Missouri4400
Ohio8080
Oklahoma174130
South Carolina2200
Texas8530
Utah1100
Total5025250