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 11, 2024United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - The Defense Secretary Revoked a Plea Deal in the 9/11 Case. Or Did He?
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - The Central Park 5 are exonerated. Trump doesn't seem to think so
- AUGUST 22, 2024United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Exonerated members of Central Park 5 warn about Trump at Democratic convention
AUGUST 16, 2024United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Trump and Harris records on criminal justice policy
AUGUST 2, 2024United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - U.S. defense secretary rejects plea deal for 9/11 mastermind
Puts death penalty back on table
JULY 31, 2024United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Accused Sept. 11 Plotters Agree to Plead Guilty at Guantánamo Bay
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi
JULY 1, 2024United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - California. Larry Roberts Becomes the 200th Person Exonerated from Death Row
JULY 1, 2024United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - DPIC Releases Report on Politicization of the Death Penalty
JUNE 16, 2024United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Activists ask Biden to commute all federal death sentences
Trump could execute 40 prisoners in second term 'bloodbath'
JUNE 6, 2024United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Maryland. Kenneth J. Lighty gets 2 life sentences at resentencing
Federal sentence
- MAY 28, 2024United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Guantánamo prosecutors accused of “outrageous” misconduct
For trying to use torture testimony
- MAY 20, 2024United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death Row USA Fall 2023 Report
As of October 1, 2023: Continued Decline of Death Row Population