A rare event for the modern judicial system is expected to take place in the United States. On Thursday, three states—Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Alabama—plan to carry out executions.
According to the Death Penalty Information Center, such a coincidence in the timing of executions has not been recorded since 2010. In Alabama, Jeremy Williams, convicted of the murder and rape of a five-year-old child, is set to be executed. In Oklahoma, Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez faces the death penalty for the murder of his live-in partner.
Tennessee authorities will carry out the sentence of Anthony Hines, who was convicted of the 1985 murder of a mother of four. All three executions will be performed via lethal injection.
U.S. President Donald Trump has previously advocated repeatedly for expanding the use of the death penalty. He has stated that the measure is necessary to punish the most heinous crimes.
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