The State Of Executions In America
Pending U.S. Executions (as of 7/23/98)

Please note that these dates are only tentative. The schedule is based
primarily on information reported by the Supreme Court Clerk's office and
is highly subject to change due to stays and appeals.


August

• 5 Steve Wood Oklahoma volunteer
  
  
• 8 John Alba Texas
  
  
• 14 Zane Hill North Carolina
  
  
• 18 William Bradford California volunteer
  
  
• 20 Lance Chandler Virginia
  
  
• 26 George Ruiz Camacho Jr. Texas
  
  
• 31 Kelsey Patterson Texas

September

• 9 Delbert Teague Texas
  
  
• 15 Jeffrey Dicks Tennessee
  
  
• 23 David Castillo Texas
  
  
• 23 Anthony Porter Illinois

October

• 21 Kenneth McDuff Texas

Execution Statistics Summary -- State and Year
(as of 7/23/98)

Executions by State

Texas 155
Virginia 52
Florida 43
Missouri 32
Louisiana 24
Georgia 23
Alabama 17
Arkansas 17
South Carolina 15
Arizona 12
Illinois 11
Oklahoma 10
North Carolina 9
Delaware 8
Indiana 6
Nevada 6
California 5
Utah 5
Mississippi 4
Nebraska 3
Maryland 2
Montana 2
Oregon 2
Pennsylvania 2
Washington 2
Colorado 1
Idaho 1
Kentucky 1
Wyoming 1

Total executions since 1976: 471

Executions by Year

1976 0
1977 1
1978 0
1979 2

1980 0
1981 1
1982 2
1983 5
1984 21
1985 18
1986 18
1987 25
1988 11
1989 16

1990 23
1991 14
1992 31
1993 38
1994 31
1995 56
1996 45
1997 74
1998 over 40 (to date)