For the first time in 16 years, 3 Americans executed in one day by lethal injection

Three U.S. states carried out the death penalty against three prisoners by lethal injection on a single day, a first since 2010. Tennessee and Oklahoma began executions 30 minutes apart on Thursday, followed by Alabama. Anthony Haynes (66) was executed in Tennessee, Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez (70) in Oklahoma, and Jeremy Williams (42) in Alabama. In 2025, 11 states executed 47 people, the highest number since 2009. Florida carried out 19 executions, followed by Alabama, South Carolina, and Texas with five each. 39 executions were by lethal injection, three by firing squad, and five by nitrogen gas. The UN condemned nitrogen gas. 23 states have abolished the penalty, and three have a moratorium. Trump calls for expanding the penalty.

Three U.S. states carried out death sentences against three prisoners by lethal injection on a single day, a first in the United States since 2010. Tennessee and Oklahoma began executing two prisoners 30 minutes apart on Thursday, followed by Alabama hours later. In Tennessee, Anthony Darrell Dugard Haynes (66) was executed for the 1985 murder of a woman. In Oklahoma, Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez (70), convicted of murder in a 2003 shooting, was executed. In Alabama, Jeremy Williams (42), convicted of raping and killing a five-year-old child, was executed. Although the executions on the same day were a scheduling coincidence, they highlighted a trend of increasing executions in the U.S., especially under President Donald Trump. In 2025, 11 states executed a total of 47 people, the highest number since 2009 when 52 were executed. Florida carried out the most executions in 2025 with 19, followed by Alabama, South Carolina, and Texas with five each. Of last year's executions, 39 were by lethal injection, three by firing squad, and five by nitrogen gas asphyxiation. The UN condemned the use of nitrogen gas as cruel and inhuman. Politically, 23 states have abolished the death penalty outright, while three others have a temporary moratorium. President Trump calls for expanding the penalty to cover the 'worst crimes,' and the Justice Department has proposed expanding execution methods to include firing squad, gas, and electrocution.