As of October 1, 2025, there were 2,024 death row inmates in the United States, including 44 women. [1] The number of death row inmates changes frequently with new convictions, …

Dec 1, 2012 · Among the more than three thousand death row inmates in American prisons today, fewer than one hundred are 65 or older. Yet these elderly condemned prisoners have typically …

Jul 8, 2025 · Carl Wayne Buntion spent 31 years on death row in Texas before being executed at the age of 78. Just days before his execution, he had been treated at the hos­pi­tal, suf­fer­ing …

5 days ago · PHOENIX - The oldest death-row inmate in the United States, who spent most of his life behind bars, has died of natural causes at age 94. Viva Leroy Nash died late Friday at the …

Apr 22, 2022 · In a coin­ci­dence that brought atten­tion to the aging of death row across the United States, the old­est death-row pris­on­ers in Tennessee and Texas faced exe­cu­tion in their …

Mar 17, 2025 · Here is a look at the crimes of the men who managed to get elderly on the row- from truly heinous slayings, robbery-related murders and even one potential serial killer. A look …

May 23, 2025 · DEATH row’s oldest inmate left behind an eerie plea with his final words before being executed by lethal injection. Tennessee prisoner Oscar Smith, 75, was put to death on …

Death-sentenced prisoners in the U.S. typically spend more than a decade on death row prior to exoneration or execution. Some prisoners have been on death row for well over 20 years.

May 1, 2025 · Shortly after taking office in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on executions and ordered death row dismantled. Years later, inmates say they have a …

May 24, 2025 · Oscar Smith, oldest inmate, was executed on Thursday morning in Tennessee. He killed his ex-wife and sons. This was Tennessee’s first execution after 2020. It may not …