United States 2026
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on United States in 2026
OCTOBER 22, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Death Penalty Debate Highlights Divisions Among Christians
OCTOBER 22, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Tennessee. Christa Pike now walks and speaks in ‘full sentences’
OCTOBER 20, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. William Reaves, 77, Black, was executed on October 20
- OCTOBER 20, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 33% of Americans back second execution for Christa Pike
OCTOBER 20, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Military. Confession from Alleged 9/11 Conspirators Ruled Inadmissible
OCTOBER 20, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Alabama. Governor Kay Ivey Grants Clemency to Toforest Johnson
OCTOBER 20, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. Alberto Sierra, 42, Hispanic, sentenced to death
- OCTOBER 19, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Supreme Court Upholds Withdrawal of Plea Deal at Guantanamo
OCTOBER 19, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. Italy will not extradite Lee Gilley to Texas
Unless charged with non-capital murder
- OCTOBER 13, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion
OCTOBER 13, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. Otto Lenke, 66, White, sentenced to death
OCTOBER 12, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Tennessee. Executions delayed 1 year
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 PENALTY
USA - 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
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USA - Why Executions are Becoming “Crueler”
MARCH 23, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Mentally Ill Prisoners and the Death Penalty
DPIC Report
MARCH 13, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - NYT: the Death Penalty Is Even More Horrifying Than You Think
- MARCH 9, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Costs and the Death Penalty
A DPIC study
MARCH 8, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Dale Baich: A defender on death row
Dale Baich has watched 16 men die
- MARCH 4, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Deterrence and the Death Penalty
DPIC Report
MARCH 2, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Constitutional protection for prisoners
Trump, Biden, federal commutees and a judge