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A total of 1,043 people have been executed in Pennsylvania since 1693, [2] [3] the third highest of any other state or commonwealth in the Union, after New York (1,130) and Virginia (1,361). [ 4 ] Until 1915, hanging was the common method of execution. 1915 saw the first use of the electric chair , even though it was approved by the ...
Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref. At execution At offense Age difference; 1 January 13, 2027 Keith LaMar: 57 23 34 Male Black Ohio: To be determined: Profile: 2 February 17, 2027 Scott A. Group: 62 32 30 White Profile: 3 April 14, 2027 Gregory Lott: 65 25 40 Black Profile: 4 May 19, 2027 John Stojetz: 71 40 31
The third and most recent execution was carried out in July 1999, with the execution of Gary M. Heidnik. In all three cases, the individuals dropped their right to appeal. This makes Pennsylvania one of the least-active states to retain the death penalty. Pennsylvania is one of the states with the highest number of housed death row inmates. [15]
Three states saw their first executions in over a decade. Utah saw its first execution since 2010 in August. [3] [4] South Carolina carried out its first execution since 2011 in September. [5] Indiana conducted its first execution since 2009 in December. [6] September 2024 also saw the greatest number of inmates executed within a one-week span ...
List of most recent executions by jurisdiction § United States; List of juveniles executed in the United States since 1976; List of women executed in the United States since 1976; List of white defendants executed for killing a black victim
All three of these executions were rescheduled for 2024. [24] [25] An execution in Pennsylvania was also reprieved due to the moratorium in place on capital punishment in Pennsylvania by Governor Tom Wolf. An execution in Idaho was stayed by the Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole after they granted a request for a commutation hearing ...
Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref. At execution At offense Age difference; 1 January 30, 2019 Robert Mitchell Jennings: 61 30 31 Male Black Texas: Lethal injection [2] [3] 2 February 7, 2019 Dominique Hakim Marcelle Ray: 42 19 23 Alabama [4] [5] 3 February 28, 2019 Billie Wayne Coble: 70 40 30 White Texas [6 ...
Pennsylvania's execution chamber is located on the grounds of Rockview; however, there is no "death row" there. Condemned prisoners are transported to Rockview from death rows in maximum security prisons across the state several days before their scheduled execution. [4] SCI – Benner Township was constructed adjacent to SCI Rockview in 2010. [5]