07 January 2026 :
December 30, 2025 - USA. Impending/scheduled executions
With the execution of Frank Walls in Florida on December 18, 2025, the USA has now executed 1,654 condemned individuals since the death penalty was re-legalized on July 2, 1976 in the US Supreme Court Gregg v Georgia decision.
Gary Gilmore was the 1st person executed, in Utah, on January 17, 1977. Below is a list of further scheduled executions as the nation continues its shameful practice of state-sponsored killings.
1655–Jan. 28—Charles Thompson—Texas
1656–Feb. 12—Kendrick Simpson—Oklahoma
1657–Mar. 11—Cedric Ricks—Texas
1658–Apr. 30—James Broadnax—Texas
1659–May 14—Edward Busby—Texas
https://people.smu.edu/rhalperi/latest-news/
(Source: Rick Halperin, 30/12/2025)
