United States
2026
STATUSRetentionist
EXECUTIONS 202616
SENTENCES0
- GOVERNMENT
- federal republic with a strong federal tradition
- CONSTITUTION
- September 17, 1787, in effect from March 4, 1789
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- federal court system based on English common law. Each state has its own legal system
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Congress (Senate and House of Representatives)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts; state and county courts
RELIGIONS
51.3% Protestants; 23.9% Catholics; 1.7% Mormons; 1.6% other Christians; 1.7% Jews; 0.7% Muslims; other unspecified or no religion
From the country
SEPTEMBER 23, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. Ker’Sean Ramey, 41, Black, executed on September 23
SEPTEMBER 17, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Alabama. Jeffery Lee, 49, Black, was executed on September 17
SEPTEMBER 16, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. LeJames Norman, 40, Black, was executed on September 16
SEPTEMBER 11, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Alabama. Brian Martin sentenced to death
SEPTEMBER 10, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. Daniel Conahan, 72, White, was executed on September 10
A suspected serial killer
SEPTEMBER 9, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. Italian court still not ready to extradite Lee Gilley
Over possible punishment concerns
SEPTEMBER 2, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. Billy Adams sentenced to death
APRIL 16, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Death Sentences for 18-20 Year-Olds at 20-Year Low
APRIL 16, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. 2 Magicians Warn the U.S. Supreme Court About Junk Science
Penn & Teller
APRIL 7, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Race of Victim Effect and the Death Penalty
Killing a white person is a more serious offence than killing a black person
APRIL 7, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - 5.5 million people are under the control of the criminal legal system
2 million in prison, 3 million on probation, 530.000 on parole
- APRIL 1, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Why Executions are Becoming “Crueler”