List of people executed in the United States in 2020 explained

This is a list of people executed in the United States in 2020. A total of seventeen people, all male, were executed in the United States in 2020, sixteen by lethal injection and one by electrocution.[1] The federal government of the United States executed ten people in 2020, ending a hiatus on federal executions which had lasted for over 17 years. State executions dropped significantly in 2020 compared to previous years, primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[2]

List of people executed in the United States in 2020

Date of executionNameAge of personGenderEthnicityStateMethod
At executionAt offenseAge difference
1January 15, 202064 49 15MaleWhiteTexasLethal injection[3]
2January 29, 202066 43 23Georgia[4]
3February 6, 202047 29 18HispanicTexas[5]
4February 20, 202058 23 35WhiteTennesseeElectrocution[6]
5March 5, 202043 27 16BlackAlabamaLethal injection[7]
6May 19, 202064 35 29WhiteMissouri[8] [9]
7July 8, 202045 18 27Texas[10]
8July 14, 202047 22 25Federal government[11]
9July 16, 202068 46 22[12] [13]
10July 17, 202052 25 27[14]
11August 26, 202038 20 18Native American[15]
12August 28, 202045 24 21White[16]
13September 22, 202050 31 19[17]
14September 24, 202040 19 21Black[18]
15November 19, 202049 23 26[19] [20]
16December 10, 202040 18 22[21]
17December 11, 202056 38 18[22]
Average:51 years29 years22 years

Demographics

Gender
Male17100%
Female00%
Ethnicity
White1059%
Black529%
Hispanic16%
Native American16%
State
Federal government1059%
Texas318%
Alabama16%
Georgia16%
Missouri16%
Tennessee16%
Method
Lethal injection1694%
Electrocution16%
Month
January212%
February212%
March16%
April00%
May16%
June00%
July424%
August212%
September212%
October00%
November16%
December212%
Age
30–3916%
40–49847%
50–59424%
60–69424%
Total17100%

Executions in recent years

! colspan="2" Number of executions
202111
202017
201922
Total50

COVID-19-related problems with scheduling executions

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of executions that had been planned for 2020 were postponed and/or rescheduled. Texas postponed the executions of seven inmates who were due to be executed between March and September, beginning with Carlos Trevino, whose execution was postponed three times (first on March 11, then June 3, and finally September 30).[23] [24] [25] [26] Tennessee also postponed the executions of four inmates who were due to be executed between June and December.[27] [28] [29] [30] In addition, the December 8 execution of Lisa Montgomery by the federal government was postponed by the DC District Court after both of her defense attorneys caught COVID-19.[31] She was executed the following year, on January 13, 2021.[32]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Execution List 2020 . . en-US. January 16, 2020.
  2. News: Giuliani-Hoffman. Francesca. December 17, 2020. The US government has executed 10 people this year – the most since 1896 . . May 22, 2021.
  3. Web site: Texas carries out nation's first execution of 2020 for domestic violence slaying in Collin County. McCullough. Jolie. January 15, 2020. The Texas Tribune. en. January 16, 2020.
  4. Web site: Georgia man put to death for the 1997 killings of 2 people. January 29, 2020. AP NEWS. January 30, 2020.
  5. Web site: Texas executes Abel Ochoa, who killed five family members in Dallas shooting. February 6, 2020. The Texas Tribune. February 6, 2020.
  6. Web site: Tennessee execution: Nicholas Todd Sutton executed by electric chair. February 21, 2020. The Tennessean. February 21, 2020.
  7. Web site: Nathaniel Woods executed in Alabama after Supreme Court denies stay. March 5, 2020. ABC News. March 5, 2020.
  8. Web site: Missouri executes man convicted of murder despite calls to examine innocence claim. May 19, 2020. The Kansas City Star. May 19, 2020. https://archive.today/20230813162345/https://amp.kansascity.com/article242836221.html. August 13, 2023.
  9. Web site: Smith . Liliana Segura, Jordan . 2020-05-14 . Reopening Missouri Amid the Pandemic Means Executing a Possibly Innocent Man . 2024-03-30 . The Intercept . en-US.
  10. Web site: Texas executes Billy Wardlow for 1993 murder. July 8, 2020. UPI. July 8, 2020.
  11. Web site: Daniel Lewis Lee executed after Supreme Court clears the way for first federal execution in 17 years. July 14, 2020. CNN. July 14, 2020.
  12. Web site: Wesley I. Purkey, Plaintiff v. William P. Barr et al., Defendants. July 15, 2020. Supreme Court of the United States. July 17, 2020.
  13. Web site: Wesley Ira Purkey executed in Terre Haute, 2nd man put to death this week. July 16, 2020. Indy Star. July 16, 2020.
  14. Web site: Dustin Lee Honken: US government executes 3rd federal inmate this week. July 17, 2020. CNN. July 17, 2020.
  15. Web site: Lezmond Mitchell executed inside federal prison in Terre Haute. August 26, 2020. azcentral. August 26, 2020.
  16. Web site: U.S. executes Keith Dwayne Nelson for 1999 rape, murder of Kansas girl. August 28, 2020. UPI. August 28, 2020.
  17. Web site: US government executes killer obsessed with witchcraft. September 22, 2020. The AP. September 22, 2020.
  18. Web site: US executes first Black federal inmate in more than 17 years. September 24, 2020. CBS News. September 24, 2020.
  19. http://www.tdcj.texas.gov/death_row/dr_info/hall.jpg "Inmate Information Orlando Cordia Hall"
  20. Web site: U.S. carries out 8th federal execution of 2020. November 20, 2020. UPI. November 20, 2020.
  21. Web site: Brandon Bernard executed in Trump's final days. December 10, 2020. BBC News. December 12, 2020.
  22. Web site: Alfred Bourgeois executed: Child killer second to have lethal injection in two days. December 12, 2020. The Mirror. December 12, 2020.
  23. Web site: April 7, 2020. Fourth Texas Execution Postponed Because Of Coronavirus. April 7, 2020. WOAI (AM).
  24. Web site: April 18, 2020. Fifth Texas Execution Delayed in Midst of Virus Outbreak. April 19, 2020. KXAS-TV.
  25. Web site: Execution Delayed for Man Condemned in TCU Professor's Death. April 28, 2020. KXAS-TV. April 28, 2020 .
  26. Web site: Texas Delays 7th Execution After Attorneys Raise Concerns Over Coronavirus Pandemic. September 2, 2020. CBS DFW. August 17, 2020 .
  27. Web site: April 19, 2020. Tennessee supreme court stays execution of death row inmate due to covid-19 pandemic. April 19, 2020. Newsweek.
  28. Web site: June 12, 2020. Second Tennessee execution stayed over coronavirus concerns; Byron Black's date set for April 2021. June 13, 2020. The Tennessean.
  29. Web site: July 17, 2020. Harold Nichols: Governor delays August execution over coronavirus concerns. July 17, 2020. The Tennessean.
  30. Web site: November 6, 2020. Governor grants 'temporary reprieve from execution' for Pervis Payne. November 6, 2020. WSMV-TV.
  31. Web site: First federal execution of a woman in decades halted after lawyers diagnosed with Covid. December 13, 2020. NBC News. November 19, 2020 . en.
  32. News: US carries out its 1st execution of female inmate since 1953. January 13, 2021. January 13, 2021. Associated Press.

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