Kentucky
2026
STATUSRetentionist
EXECUTIONS 20260
SENTENCES0
From the country
APRIL 14, 2026KentuckyDEATH PENALTYUSA - Kentucky. Lawmakers override Beshear’s veto of death penalty bill SB 251
APRIL 1, 2026KentuckyDEATH PENALTYUSA - Kentucky. Bill to resume executions passed the Senate
SB 251 now goes to the Governor for signature
- OCTOBER 24, 2024KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. State Supreme Court confirms suspension of executions
injunction halted executions in the commonwealth since 2010
APRIL 8, 2022KentuckyDEATH PENALTYUSA - Kentucky. Governor signed HB 269 into law
Exempting severely mentally ill from capital punishment
- MARCH 25, 2022KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Lawmakers vote to put limits on death penalty
HB 269
- MARCH 17, 2022KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced HB 269
Ban death penalty for severe mental illnesses
- FEBRUARY 9, 2022KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. House advances bill banning death penalty for mentally ill
- FEBRUARY 2, 2022KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. House panel OKs death penalty ban for mental illnesses
- MARCH 1, 2021KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. House approved bill to abolish death penalty for people with severe mental illness
HB 148
- JANUARY 1, 2020KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2019KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Death Sentence Switched to Life Without Parole for Roger Dale Epperson.
USA - Kentucky. Death Sentence Switched to Life Without Parole for Roger Dale Epperson.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2019KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Eugene Mitchell Acquitted of Capital Murder After Nearly 6 Years in Jail Because of Unaffordable Bail
USA - Kentucky. Eugene Mitchell Acquitted of Capital Murder After Nearly 6 Years in Jail Because of Unaffordable Bail