11 Americans On Death Row Were Executed In 2021
The 11 executions by the federal government and five states in 2021 were the fewest since 1988, according to a report by the Death Penalty Information Center. Three were federal executions that took place in quick succession in the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency. President Joe Biden’s administration later paused the federal death penalty, but advocates have urged him to go further. The executions carried out by states have been concentrated in the South....