A Look at the Status of US Executions in 2025
- Twenty-Six men have died by court-ordered execution in the U.S. in 2025, with 10 more planned in seven states this year.
- The number of executions this year surpassed the 25 executions carried out last year and in 2018.
- Most executions this year occurred in states led by Republican governors, with Arizona as the only exception.
- An executive order signed by Donald Trump aimed at encouraging the death penalty may have contributed to the increase in executions.
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At least 26 men have been executed by court order so far this year in the U.S., and another 10 people are scheduled to be executed in seven states throughout the remainder of 2025.
A look at status of US executions in 2025
Zakrzewski is scheduled to be put to death in Florida on July 31 for killing his wife and two young children in 1994 after she sought a divorce.He eventually turned himself into law enforcement after the case was profiled on the television show Unsolved Mysteries. Bates, 67, who is scheduled to be executed Aug. 19, was convicted of first-degree murder, kidnapping, armed robbery and attempted sexual battery in the June 14, 1982, Bay County killin…

A look at the status of US executions in 2025
Twenty-six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S. Ten other people are scheduled to be put to death in seven states during the remainder of 2025.
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