Multiple executions are scheduled to take place in the United States within a 24-hour period this week. Georgia and Texas had initially planned to carry out executions within an hour of each other on Wednesday, but a court stay has halted the execution in Georgia for now. In Texas, 40-year-old LeJames Norman is still scheduled to be executed on Wednesday for his conviction in the 2005 triple murder of his neighbors during a robbery.
In Georgia, 53-year-old Stacey Humphreys was set to be executed on Wednesday for his conviction in the 2003 murders of two real estate agents. However, a Cobb County judge stayed his execution late Tuesday, meaning the execution cannot proceed unless the stay is lifted or overturned by a higher court. Humphreys was convicted of the murders of 21-year-old Lori Brown and 33-year-old Cindy Williams.
Alabama is also scheduled to carry out an execution on Thursday, with 50-year-old Jeffery Lee set to be put to death for a double murder committed during a 1998 pawn shop holdup. The high number of executions scheduled in a short period of time is unusual, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. "It's not very common to have this many executions just across a couple of days," said Executive Director Robin Maher.
Maher noted that this month, seven executions are scheduled, which is a high number. However, she added that there is no evidence of coordination among the states to carry out the executions simultaneously, and that it appears to be a coincidence. Florida has been leading the way in executions, with 19 inmates put to death in 2025 and 15 so far in 2026, accounting for 60% of this year's total across the country.
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