On April 16, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Kentucky’s lethal injection process in Baze v. Rees, thereby opening the door to a resumption of executions which had been on hold since September 2007. Since then, there have been 18 executions:

  • 100% have been in the South
  • 33% have been in Texas
  • All but one have been by lethal injection.

Of the 18 defendants executed:

  • 8 were white
  • 8 were black
  • 2 were Hispanic.

Of the 25 victims in the underlying murders:

  • 13 were white
  • 9 were black
  • 2 were Hispanic
  • 1 was Asian.

During the same time period there have been:

  • 3 clemencies granted
  • 2 cases are pending relief (one stayed by Ala. Sup. Ct., one with a recommendation of clemency from the Pardons Board in Ark.).

As of August 9, 2008. See Executions and Clemency.