NewsWPLG Local 10August 11, 2026Miami-Dade
Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma schedule executions for the same day
Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma have scheduled executions for Thursday, marking the first time since 2010 that three states have carried out executions on the same day in the United States.
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This event represents a rare synchronization of capital punishment across three states, highlighting the current operational status of death penalty protocols in these jurisdictions.
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Who's Mentioned
personRobin Maher“Executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center.”locationOklahoma“State planning an execution for Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez.”personAnthony Darrell Hines“Inmate scheduled for execution in Tennessee.”organizationDeath Penalty Information Center“Source of statistics on executions.”locationTennessee“State planning an execution for Anthony Darrell Hines.”personCarlos Cuesta-Rodriguez“Inmate scheduled for execution in Oklahoma.”personRichard Chancey“Russell County District Attorney.”personJeremy Williams“Inmate scheduled for execution in Alabama.”locationAlabama“State planning an execution for Jeremy Williams.”personBill Lee“Governor of Tennessee who declined to intervene in Hines' case.”