Multiple executions are scheduled in the United States across several states within a 24-hour timeframe this week. Georgia and Texas had each planned to execute a man within an hour of each other on Wednesday, but a court intervened to halt the execution in Georgia temporarily. Alabama is set to carry out another execution the following day.
Texas is scheduled to execute LeJames Norman on Wednesday for the triple murder of his neighbors during a robbery in 2005. Meanwhile, Stacey Humphreys, 53, was set to be executed in Georgia for the 2003 murders of two real estate agents, but a Cobb County judge issued a stay on his execution late Tuesday.
On Thursday, Alabama plans to execute Jeffery Lee, 50, for a double murder committed during a pawn shop robbery in 1998. Robin Maher, Executive Director of the Death Penalty Information Center, noted that it is uncommon to have this many executions scheduled in such a short period. She mentioned that September has seven executions planned, and while last year in October also had seven executions, it had not occurred since 2010.
Earlier this year, three states executed prisoners on the same day for the first time since January 2010. Florida executed two individuals in a single day on July 28, marking its first double execution in decades. In total, 25 executions have been carried out in the U.S. in 2026, with 14 more scheduled for the remainder of the year, subject to changes from court stays or additional state scheduling.
In 2025, 11 states conducted 47 executions, the highest number since 2009. Florida led with 19 executions, accounting for over 40% of the national total, and has executed 15 individuals so far in 2026, making up 60% of this year's total. Texas, Alabama, and South Carolina followed with eight, six, and five executions, respectively, during the same period.
Maher indicated that while last year was unusual with the highest number of executions in 15 years, this year is not expected to reach those levels. She attributed the current execution pace largely to Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis, who has scheduled executions roughly every two weeks. Two executions remain scheduled in Florida for the rest of 2026: Curtis Beasley on September 29 for a 1995 murder and William Lee Thompson on October 13 for a 1976 murder.