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Georgia Parole Board Halts Stacey Humphreys’ Execution During Clemency Review

The pause follows challenges to two members’ ties to the case, leaving the death warrant active through Dec. 24.

South Carolina High Court Sets Nov. 14 Execution for Stephen Bryant

South Carolina’s Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Dies at 81 After 42 Years

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

Florida Executes David Pittman for 1990 Triple Murder, Setting Record With 12th Execution This Year

DeSantis Signs Warrant Setting Oct. 14 Execution for Samuel Smithers

Tennessee Executes Byron Black With Active Defibrillator

Florida Breaks Single-Year Execution Record with Ninth Lethal Injection

Florida Breaks Single-Year Execution Record With Ninth Lethal Injection

Florida Executes Michael Bernard Bell in 26th U.S. Execution of 2025