# Three states plan executions within 24 hours

> Georgia, Texas and Alabama scheduled back-to-back executions this week, a rare occurrence in the modern death penalty era.
- Title: Three states plan executions within 24 hours · Fox News
- Summary: Georgia, Texas and Alabama scheduled back-to-back executions this week, a rare occurrence in the modern death penalty era. Florida has dramatically…
- Keywords: death penalty, executions, georgia, texas, alabama, florida, ron desantis, stacey humphreys, lejames norman, jeffrey lee, death penalty information center, robin maher
- Source: Fox News — https://foxnews.com/us/multiple-death-sentences-different-states-carried-out-within-24-hours-not-very-common
- Author: Landon Mion
- Published: 2026-09-16T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: death penalty, executions, georgia, texas, alabama, florida, ron desantis, stacey humphreys, lejames norman, jeffrey lee, death penalty information center, robin maher
## Three executions in 24 hours
Georgia and Texas planned executions within an hour of each other Wednesday. Alabama scheduled another for Thursday.
## Georgia execution stayed
Stacey Humphreys, 53, was set to die for killing two real estate agents in 2003. A judge halted it late Tuesday.
## Texas and Alabama proceed
LeJames Norman faces execution Wednesday for a 2005 triple murder. Jeffrey Lee is scheduled Thursday for a 1998 pawn shop double murder.
## Rare but not coordinated
Multiple executions in days is uncommon. Experts say there's no evidence states are coordinating, just coincidence.

> It's not very common to have this many executions just across a couple of days
## 2025 saw most in 15 years
Eleven states carried out 47 executions last year, the highest total since 2009. So far in 2026, 25 have been carried out.
## Florida drives the surge
Florida executed 19 inmates in 2025 and 15 so far in 2026, accounting for 47% of all U.S. executions in that period.
## DeSantis sets the pace
Gov. Ron DeSantis has scheduled executions roughly every two weeks, aiming to set a record during his term.

> Gov. DeSantis has decided that he wants to set a record in the number of executions that are conducted during his term.
## Key takeaway

Florida has dramatically accelerated executions under Gov. DeSantis, accounting for nearly half of all U.S. executions in 2025-2026.