Four executions are scheduled across Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma, and South Carolina this week, marking a significant increase in capital punishment in the US. This surge is attributed to former President Donald Trump's push to revive the death penalty, despite growing concerns over states' methods, which civil rights lawyers describe as botched and torturous. The number of executions in the first five months of 2025 is the highest in a decade, with public support for the death penalty at a five-decade low.
US to put four prisoners to death this week as Trump pushes for executions
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TL;DR: Key points with love ❤️Four executions are scheduled across Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma, and South Carolina this week, marking a significant increase in capital punishment in the US. This surge is attributed to former President Donald Trump's push to revive the death penalty, despite growing concerns over states' methods, which civil rights lawyers describe as botched and torturous. The number of executions in the first five months of 2025 is the highest in a decade, with public support for the death penalty at a five-decade low.
Trending- 1 2018: One man killed by lethal injection in Florida screamed and thrashed.
- 2 2022: Biden administration denied Oklahoma's request to transfer John Hanson.
- 3 2024: Kenneth Smith's nitrogen suffocation execution took 22 minutes. 25 executions carried out in total. South Carolina revived capital punishment.
- 4 First five months of 2025: US carried out highest number of executions in a decade year-to-date (19 people).
- 5 Monday (June 9, 2025): Oklahoma district judge blocked John Hanson's execution, state's attorney general challenged.
- 6 Tuesday (June 10, 2025): Gregory Hunt (Alabama) and Anthony Wainwright (Florida) scheduled for execution.
- 7 Thursday (June 12, 2025): John Hanson (Oklahoma) scheduled for execution.
- 8 Friday (June 13, 2025): Stephen Stanko (South Carolina) scheduled for execution.
- 9 Later in June (2025): Two more executions scheduled.
- Increased number of executions in the US
- Potential for botched and torturous executions
- Legal challenges to execution methods and prisoner transfers
- Continued public debate over capital punishment
- Potential for state charges against commuted federal defendants
What: Four executions are scheduled in US states this week, part of a broader increase in capital punishment, driven by Donald Trump's administration, despite concerns about execution methods and public opposition.
When: This week (June 10-16, 2025), specifically Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. The broader trend shows the highest number of executions year-to-date in a decade for the first five months of 2025.
Where: United States, specifically Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Louisiana (federal prison).
Why: Former President Donald Trump's administration is pushing to revive and expand the death penalty, and Republican-run states are aggressively pursuing capital punishment.
How: States are scheduling executions, some using controversial methods like nitrogen suffocation and etomidate lethal injection. The Trump administration is ordering transfers of federal prisoners for state executions. States are passing secrecy laws regarding suppliers of execution drugs.