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Federal Judge Rejects Stay as Georgia Sets Dec. 17 Execution for Stacey Humphreys

Clemency arguments go to the state parole board on Dec. 16 with a medical-accommodation request to the lethal-injection protocol still unresolved.

Florida Executes Richard Barry Randolph, Marking State’s 17th Execution of 2025

South Carolina Inmate Chooses Firing Squad for Nov. 14 Execution

Back-to-Back Executions in Florida and Missouri Put October on Track for 15-Year High

Alabama Set to Execute Geoffrey Todd West by Nitrogen as Victim’s Son Seeks Clemency

Mississippi Executes Richard Gerald Jordan, Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate

Oklahoma Executes Convicted Killer John Hanson Following Trump Order