Executions

Upcoming Executions

Last updated on March 16, 2023

(Dates are subject to change as a result of stays and appeals.)

Executions Scheduled for 2023

Month	State	Prisoner
January
3	MO	Amber McLaughlin (death warrant issued under the name Scott McLaughlin) — EXECUTED
10	TX	Robert Fratta — EXECUTED
12	OH	Antonio Franklin — REPRIEVED
12	OK	Scott Eizember — EXECUTED
February
1	TX	Wesley Ruiz — EXECUTED
7	MO	Leonard Taylor — EXECUTED
8	TX	John Balentine — EXECUTED
15	OH	Stanley L. Fitzpatrick — REPRIEVED
16	OK	Richard Glossip — RESCHEDULED
23	FL	Donald Dillbeck — EXECUTED
March
7	TX	Gary Green — EXECUTED
7	PA	John Eichinger — REPRIEVED
9	OK	Jemaine Cannon — RESCHEDULED
9	TX	Arthur Brown — EXECUTED
15	OH	Charles Lorraine — REPRIEVED
23	ID	Gerald Pizzuto — STAYED
29	TX	Anibal Canales, Jr. — WARRANT WITHDRAWN
April
3	PA	Rahmael Sal Holt — STAYED
5	TX	Andre Thomas — WARRANT WITHDRAWN
6	OK	Anthony Sanchez — RESCHEDULED
6	AZ	Aaron Gunches
12	FL	Louis Gaskin
19	OH	David A. Sneed — RESENTENCED TO LIFE on January 31, 2022 under Ohio’s serious mental illness law
26	TX	Ivan Cantu
May
4	OK	Phillip Hancock — RESCHEDULED
17	OH	Gerald Hand — REPRIEVED
18	OK	Richard Glossip
June
1	OK	James Ryder — RESCHEDULED
6	MO	Michael Tisius
15	OH	Cleveland Jackson — REPRIEVED
July
6	OK	Michael Smith — RESCHEDULED
19	OH	Michael D. Webb — DIED ON DEATH ROW
20	OK	Jermaine Cannon
August
3	OK	Wade Lay — RESCHEDULED
16	OH	James O’Neal
September
13	TX	Henry Skinner — DIED ON DEATH ROW
14	OH	Jerome Henderson
21	OK	Anthony Sanchez
October
5	OK	Richard Rojem
18	OH	Melvin Bonnell
November
2	OK	Emmanuel Littlejohn
16	OH	Keith Lamar
30	OK	Phillip Hancock
December
6	OH	Elwood Jones
7	OK	Kevin Underwood

Executions Scheduled for 2024

Month	State	Prisoner
January
10	OH	Scott A. Group
11	OK	Wendell Grissom
February
1	OK	James Ryder
8	OK	Tremane Wood
15	OH	Gregory Lott
March
7	OK	Kendrick Simpson
14	OH	John Stojetz
April
4	OK	Michael Smith
17	OH	Archie Dixon
May
2	OK	Raymond Johnson
June
6	OK	Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez
6	OK	Wade Lay
18	OH	Timothy Hoffner
July
11	OK	James Pavatt
August
8	OK	Clarence Goode, Jr.
13	OH	John Stumpf
September
5	OK	Ronson Bush
October
3	OK	Alfred Mitchell
15	OH	Lawrence Landrum
November
None
December
5	OK	Marlon Harmon
17	OH	Warren “Keith” Henness

Executions Scheduled for 2025

Month	State	Prisoner
January
22	OH	Sean Carter
February
19	OH	Stanley Adams
March
19	OH	Shawn Grate — Legally premature — STAYED
April
16	OH	John Drummond
May
14	OH	James Hanna
June
18	OH	Percy Hutton
July
30	OH	Samuel Moreland
August
27	OH	Cedrick Carter
September
24	OH	Douglas Coley
October
30	OH	Timothy Coleman
November
None
December
None

Executions Scheduled for 2026

Month	State	Prisoner
January
7	OH	Quisi Bryan
February
11	OH	Antonio Franklin
March
12	OH	James Trimble
April
16	OH	Stanley L. Fitzpatrick
May
13	OH	Charles Lorraine
June
17	OH	Gerald Hand
July
15	OH	Cleveland Jackson
22	OH	Danny Lee Hill
August
None
September
None
October
None
November
None
December
None

Stays of Execution 2023

Date of Scheduled Execution	State	Prisoner	Reason for Stay
January
10	TX	Robert Fratta	Preliminary injunction issued by the Tarrant County District Court on January 10, 2023 directing Texas “to desist and refrain from administering or injecting [Fratta] with Pentobarbital unless that Pentobarbital is within the number of days specified in the Storage Conditions since the date of its compounding by a pharmacy licensed to compound it.” Writ of mandamus issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on January 10, 2023 vacating the preliminary injunction. EXECUTED
12	OH	Antonio Franklin	REPRIEVED by Governor Mike DeWine on July 1, 2022 and execution rescheduled for February 11, 2026.
February
8	TX	John Balentine	Preliminary injunction issued by the Tarrant County District Court on January 10, 2023 directing Texas “to desist and refrain from administering or injecting [Balentine] with Pentobarbital unless that Pentobarbital is within the number of days specified in the Storage Conditions since the date of its compounding by a pharmacy licensed to compound it.” Writ of mandamus issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on January 10, 2023 vacating the preliminary injunction. Warrant withdrawn by the Potter County District Court on January 31, 2023. Warrant reinstated by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on February 8, 2023. EXECUTED
15	OH	Stanley L. Fitzpatrick	REPRIEVED by Governor Mike DeWine on July 1, 2022 and execution rescheduled for April 16, 2026.
16	OK	Richard Glossip	RESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for May 18, 2023.
March
7	PA	John Eichinger	REPRIEVED by Governor Tom Wolf on January 11, 2023.
9	OK	Jemaine Cannon	RESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for July 20, 2023.
9	TX	Arthur Brown	Preliminary injunction issued by the Tarrant County District Court on January 10, 2023 directing Texas “to desist and refrain from administering or injecting [Brown] with Pentobarbital unless that Pentobarbital is within the number of days specified in the Storage Conditions since the date of its compounding by a pharmacy licensed to compound it.” Writ of mandamus issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on January 10, 2023 vacating the preliminary injunction.
15	OH	Charles Lorraine	REPRIEVED on November 10, 2022 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution rescheduled for May 13, 2026.
23	ID	Gerald Pizzuto, Jr.	STAYED by the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho on March 9, 2023 “pending the Court’s final adjudication of [his] Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus.”
29	TX	Anibal Canales, Jr.	WARRANT WITHDRAWN by the Bowie County District Court on March 16, 2023 to permit counsel for Mr. Canales to “seek further discovery from other law enforcement entities and continue Mr. Canales’s investigation” in support of a subsequent state habeas corpus petition.
April
3	PA	Rahmael Sal Holt	Legally premature death warrant STAYED by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on February 14, 2023 “pending completion of these habeas corpus proceedings or until further Order of this Court.”
5	TX	Andre Thomas	WARRANT WITHDRAWN by the Grayson County District Court on March 7, 2023.
6	OK	Anthony Sanchez	RESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for September 21, 2023.
19	OH	David Sneed	RESENTENCED TO LIFE on January 31, 2022 under Ohio’s serious mental illness law.
May
4	OK	Phillip Hancock	RESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for November 30, 2023.
17	OH	Gerald Hand	REPRIEVED on November 10, 2022 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution rescheduled for June 17, 2026.
June
1	OK	James Ryder	RESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for February 1, 2024.
15	OH	Cleveland Jackson	REPRIEVED on November 10, 2022 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution rescheduled for July 15, 2026.
July
6	OK	Michael Smith	RESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for April 4, 2024.
19	OH	Michael D. Webb	DIED ON DEATH ROW on May 2, 2022.
August
3	OK	Wade Lay	RESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for June 6, 2024.
September
13	TX	Henry Skinner	DIED ON DEATH ROW on February 16, 2023 of complications following surgery to remove a brain tumor.
October
None
November
None
December
None