Coverage dated August 11, 2026 to August 14, 2026

States execute three inmates in one day

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, from the development of Aug 13, 2026

Newest development Aug 14, 2026 · 2 reportsMap Shows Executions This Year As Three States Kill Inmates In A Day

Tennessee and Oklahoma put inmates to death within 30 minutes of each other Thursday and Alabama followed suit hours later as U.S. states executed three men by lethal injection in one day for the first time since 2010.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

4 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. 3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010

    Headline from ABC 30 Fresno ·

  2. 3 men set for lethal injection on same day in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma

    Headline from Local Memphis ·

  3. Names this update

    States execute three inmates in one day

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

  4. Newest

    Map Shows Executions This Year As Three States Kill Inmates In A Day

    Headline from Newsweek ·

Reports & sources

55 articles, oldest first.

  1. Anchorage Daily News

    3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010 (opens Anchorage Daily News)

    Published

    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Eleven states executed a total of 47 people in 2025, the highest number since 2009.

  2. Washington Times

    3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the U.S. since 2010 (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma plan to execute inmates Thursday in what would be the first time in nearly 16 years that three people are put to death on the same day in the United States.

  3. The Guardian

    The doctor who helps put prisoners to death – Stateside with Kai and Carter (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    On 13 August, three states are set to carry out executions by lethal injection. It’s the first time since 2010 that three people will be put to death on the same day in the US. In Tennessee, the execution of Darrell Hines is in the spotlight, because the last lethal injection in the state was botche…

  4. WFLA

    3 states to hold executions on same day, 1st time in US since 2010 (opens WFLA)

    Published

    WFLA's feed description

    Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma plan to execute inmates Thursday in what would be the first time in nearly 16 years that three people are put to death on the same day in the United States.

  5. Just the News

    Three states execute male inmates on the same day for first time in 16 years (opens Just the News)

    Published

    Just the News's feed description

    The three death row inmates were executed by lethal injection in Alabama, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

  6. Bangor Daily News

    3 men set for lethal injection on same day in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma (opens Bangor Daily News)

    Published

    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    Three men in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma are scheduled for lethal injection Thursday in a rare convergence of executions on the same day in the U.S. A man in Tennessee faces execution for killing a motel maid. An Oklahoma man is scheduled to die for killing his girlfriend.

  7. Al Jazeera

    Three US states to hold executions on same day for first time since 2010 (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The last three executions on the same day happened 16 years ago, in Louisiana, Ohio and Texas.

  8. The Daily Wire

    Red States Set To Carry Out Rare Same-Day Triple Execution (opens The Daily Wire)

    Published

    The Daily Wire's feed description

    Three conservative states plan to carry out a rare triple execution Thursday involving men ages 42 to 70, two of whom are convicted of murdering women, and one is convicted of raping and murdering a 5-year-old girl.

  9. UPI

    Three states set to hold executions on same day for first time since 2010 (opens UPI)

    Published

    UPI's feed description

    Three states are set to execute prisoners Thursday in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma. Two of them didn't fight their death sentences.

  10. Fox News

    Three states prepare to execute killers Thursday in same-day event not seen since 2010 (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Three men face lethal injection Thursday in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma in a rare same-day execution cluster not seen in the U.S. since 2010.

  11. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Oklahoma puts a man to death for killing his girlfriend in 2005 in the first of three U.S. executions set for same day (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

    Published

    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Oklahoma puts a man to death for killing his girlfriend in 2005 in the first of three U.S. executions set for same day

  12. The Guardian

    Oklahoma man put to death in first of three US executions scheduled on same day (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    If all executions go ahead, it will be first time in over 15 years there have been over three judicial killings in US in one day Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez has been put to death by the state of Oklahoma, in the first of three executions scheduled for Thursday in a rare triple procedure that underlines …

  13. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Oklahoma carries out first of 3 executions scheduled for the same day in the US (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

    Published

    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Oklahoma has put a man to death for killing his girlfriend in 2003 in the first of three executions scheduled for the same day in the U.S. If all proceed, it will be the first time in nearly 16 years that three executions occur on the same day in the U.S.

  14. PBS NewsHour

    Oklahoma carries out first of 3 executions scheduled for the same day in the U.S. (opens PBS NewsHour)

    Published

    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The last time three executions were held on the same day was Jan. 7, 2010, when Louisiana, Ohio and Texas put inmates to death.

  15. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Tennessee puts a man to death for a 1985 murder in the second of three U.S. executions set for the same day (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

    Published

    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Tennessee puts a man to death for a 1985 murder in the second of three U.S. executions set for the same day

  16. WTOP Washington DC

    Tennessee carries out second of 3 executions scheduled for the same day in the US (opens WTOP Washington DC)

    Published

    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    Tennessee put a man to death Thursday for killing a motel maid in 1985 in the second of three executions…

  17. Jonesboro Sun

    Tennessee and Oklahoma put men to death as US states schedule 3 executions for the same day (opens Jonesboro Sun)

    Published

    Jonesboro Sun's feed description

    Tennessee and Oklahoma have put inmates to death within 30 minutes of each other as U.S. states scheduled three lethal injection executions in one day. If all proceed, it will be the first time in nearly 16 years that three…

  18. WFLA

    2 men put to death as US states schedule 3 executions for the same day (opens WFLA)

    Published

    WFLA's feed description

    Tennessee and Oklahoma put inmates to death within 30 minutes of each other Thursday as U.S. states planned to execute three men by lethal injection in one day for the first time since 2010.

  19. Charleston Gazette-Mail

    Tennessee, Oklahoma, Alabama execute 1 murderer each on Thursday (opens Charleston Gazette-Mail)

    Published

    Charleston Gazette-Mail's feed description

    Tennessee and Oklahoma have put inmates to death within 30 minutes of each other and Alabama followed suit hours later as U.S. states executed three men in one day. It was the first time in nearly 16 years that three…

  20. Just the News

    Three US inmates put to death in one day for the first time since 2010 (opens Just the News)

    Published

    Just the News's feed description

    Tennessee and Oklahoma carried out an execution within 30 minutes of each other, and Alabama executed an inmate six hours later.

  21. CBS News

    3 states carry out executions in a single day, first time since 2010 (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Tennessee and Oklahoma executed inmates within 30 minutes of each other on Thursday, followed by Alabama later in the day.

  22. WMUR

    Three states carried out executions in one day, a first since 2010 (opens WMUR)

    Published

    WMUR's feed description

    Three states carried out executions Thursday, the first triple execution day in the U.S. since 2010.

  23. UPI

    Three states hold executions on same day for first time since 2010 (opens UPI)

    Published

    UPI's feed description

    Three states are set to execute prisoners Thursday in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma. Two of them didn't fight their death sentences.

  24. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    States execute three inmates in one day (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Tennessee and Oklahoma put inmates to death within 30 minutes of each other Thursday and Alabama followed suit hours later as U.S. states executed three men by lethal injection in one day for the first time since 2010.

  25. Newsweek

    Map Shows Executions This Year As Three States Kill Inmates In A Day (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    Alabama, Oklahoma and Tennessee executed inmates on Thursday—the first time three states have done so in one day since 2010.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

Separate coverage close to this update in time and subject.

States execute three inmates in one day | Since Then