Capital punishment - Wikipedia The sentence ordering that an offender be punished in such a manner is called a death sentence, and the act of carrying out the sentence is an execution A prisoner who has been sentenced to death and awaits execution is condemned and is commonly referred to as being "on death row "
Upcoming Executions | Death Penalty Information Center * Although Ohio has issued execution warrants for numerous dates through 2029, Governor Mike DeWine has indicated that no executions will be performed unless the legislature adopts a new method of execution In 2020, he called lethal injection “ impossible from a practical point of view ”
Execution List 2025 - Death Penalty Information Center This page will be updated by 12 noon (Eastern Time) each day to reflect executions that occurred in the previous 24 hours in 11 states in the United States in 2025 Some states carry out executions with a three-drug lethal-injection protocol Others use a single drug