United States
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Retentionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 16
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 47
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · The pace of USA executions is on the rise, pushed by...
- News items in the archive
- 1,047
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
United States is classified as Retentionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 16 executions in the country, against 47 the year before. The archive holds 1,047 news items on United States, from 1999 to today.
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- JANUARY 1, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Of the 50 states that make up the United States of America, 38 have the death penalty.
Of the 50 states that make up the United States of America, 38 have the death penalty.
- DECEMBER 20, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Executions Down 12% Nationwide; Death Sentences Near Historic Lows in 2010
USA - Executions Down 12% Nationwide; Death Sentences Near Historic Lows in 2010
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Supreme Court Halts 4 Executions
USA - Tennessee. Supreme Court Halts 4 Executions
- NOVEMBER 16, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Poll Shows Growing Support for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
USA - Poll Shows Growing Support for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
- NOVEMBER 11, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - US opposed the moratorium vote at the U.N. The U.N General Assembly Human Rights Committee
USA - US opposed the moratorium vote at the U.N. The U.N General Assembly Human Rights Committee
- NOVEMBER 8, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Little changes in yearly Gallup poll
USA - Little changes in yearly Gallup poll
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 2009 FBI Crime Report: Murder Rate Highest in the South, Lowest in the Northeast
USA - 2009 FBI Crime Report: Murder Rate Highest in the South, Lowest in the Northeast
- AUGUST 30, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - DEATH ROW USA Winter 2010 Now Available
USA - DEATH ROW USA Winter 2010 Now Available
- AUGUST 28, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Anesthesia shortage may delay executions.
USA - Anesthesia shortage may delay executions.
- JULY 27, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. In North Carolina, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. imposed the death penalty on Alejandro Umana
USA - Federal. In North Carolina, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. imposed the death penalty on Alejandro Umana
- JULY 21, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Execution Delayed Following State Department Request
USA - Texas. Execution Delayed Following State Department Request
- JUNE 30, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence given to Ronell Wilson
USA - Federal. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence given to Ronell Wilson
- JUNE 28, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is reaffirming her support for the death penalty
USA - Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is reaffirming her support for the death penalty
- MAY 13, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal Judge Asks U.S. Attorney General to Re-consider Death Penalty Over Costs
USA - Federal Judge Asks U.S. Attorney General to Re-consider Death Penalty Over Costs
- MAY 2, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The American Board of Anesthesiologists has decided to revoke the certification of any member who participates in executions
USA - The American Board of Anesthesiologists has decided to revoke the certification of any member who participates in executions
- APRIL 8, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The crimeandconsequences.com blog published the following opinion, critical with the “innocence list”.
USA - The crimeandconsequences.com blog published the following opinion, critical with the “innocence list”.
- JANUARY 1, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Of the 50 states that make up the United States of America, 38 have the death penalty.
Of the 50 states that make up the United States of America, 38 have the death penalty.
- DECEMBER 17, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death Penalty Information Center has publisher the "Year Report"
USA - Death Penalty Information Center has publisher the "Year Report"
- NOVEMBER 21, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - New York. Poll finds broad support among New Yorkers for death penalty in Khalid Shaikh Mohammed terror case
USA - New York. Poll finds broad support among New Yorkers for death penalty in Khalid Shaikh Mohammed terror case
- OCTOBER 28, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
EU AND US SEAL EXTRADITION PACT
The United States and European Union signed an extradition agreement that allows EU nations to refuse to
- OCTOBER 13, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - FBI Uniform Crime Report Finds Murder Rates Declined in 2008
USA - FBI Uniform Crime Report Finds Murder Rates Declined in 2008
- OCTOBER 13, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Gallup Poll: most Americans still back death penalty
USA - Gallup Poll: most Americans still back death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Death Row Database Now Available
USA - New Death Row Database Now Available
- JULY 22, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Innocence Project has released a new report pointing to the problems with eyewitness identifications
USA - The Innocence Project has released a new report pointing to the problems with eyewitness identifications
- JULY 21, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The European Union criticises US over death penalty
USA - The European Union criticises US over death penalty
- JULY 20, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Senate passed 4 amendments to the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, including a provision that would allow the death penalty
USA - The Senate passed 4 amendments to the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, including a provision that would allow the death penalty
- APRIL 20, 2009CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
the US and EU Justice and Internal Ministers met in Prague...
the US and EU Justice and Internal Ministers met in Prague, the Czech Republic, where they signed an Extradition Accord on reciprocal justice.
- APRIL 7, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Overall number of people on death rows decreases
USA - Overall number of people on death rows decreases
- APRIL 6, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid today for a new trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal
USA - Pennsylvania. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid today for a new trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal
- APRIL 3, 2009United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Green National Committee is voting on a resolution opposing the death penalty
USA - The Green National Committee is voting on a resolution opposing the death penalty