NewsWPLG Local 10 – Main FeedAugust 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 in nearly 16 years that three states will carry out executions on the same day in the United States.
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This event represents a rare synchronization of across three separate state jurisdictions, a frequency not seen since 2010.
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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.”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.”