Three men will be executed on the same day as death penalties rise in US
It's been 16 years since three people were executed on the same day in the US, but later on Thursday, three men convicted of murder in different US states will all face the death penalty.
Three men in the United States will be executed on the same day this week, signaling a rise in death penalties across the nation. Anthony Darrell Hines, 66, Jeremy Williams, 41, and Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez, 71, will face death penalty in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma respectively. This surge in executions is believed to be influenced by President Donald Trump's policies, who, during his first term, ended a moratorium on federal death penalty and reinstated it in 2025.
The increase in executions is also attributed to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who has enacted changes that make it easier to carry out executions. Florida led the way in 2025, accounting for about 40% of the 47 executions nationwide.
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