4 executions are scheduled in 4 different states this week, amid an uptick nationwide

Four executions are scheduled in the U.S. this week, bringing the total for 2025 to 23. Alabama’s Gregory Hunt will be executed by nitrogen hypoxia on Tuesday for a 1998 murder, marking the state’s fifth execution using this controversial method. Florida’s Anthony Wainwright is set for lethal injection, while Oklahoma’s John Fitzgerald Hanson and South Carolina’s Stephen Stanko will face execution later in the week, with Stanko’s execution marking the state’s second use of lethal drugs this year amidst the challenges of obtaining lethal injection protocols.

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