Oklahoma’s death row currently includes 21 inmates whose convictions span cases from 1992 through 2022.
Oklahoma has executed 131 people since 1990, all by lethal injection. The state had a six-year pause in executions between 2015 and 2021.
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The next scheduled execution is set for August 2026, while several high-profile death penalty cases are waiting for hearings.
Key Takeaways
- Oklahoma’s death row population stands at 21 inmates as of 2026.
- Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez is the only Oklahoma inmate currently scheduled for execution, with an execution date of Aug. 13, 2026.
- Brenda Andrew remains on death row, but no execution date has been set following a U.S. Supreme Court stay and ongoing legal proceedings.
- Richard Glossip is no longer on death row after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction, and his new trial is scheduled for Sept. 28, 2026.
Who Is the Next Person Scheduled for Execution in Oklahoma?
Oklahoma only has one more execution currently scheduled for 2026.
The next inmate scheduled for execution is Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez, who was sentenced to death for the 2003 murder of Olimpia Fisher in Oklahoma City.
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Rodriguez is scheduled to be executed on August 13, 2026, but will have a Pardon and Parole Board hearing on July 15.
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Since executions resumed in 2021, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has recommended clemency six times. Two death sentences were ultimately commuted, including those of Tremane Wood and Julius Jones.
Who is on Oklahoma’s Death Row?
On Death Row – Dates not scheduled – PPB Dates not scheduled
- David Ware
- Daniel Vasquez
- Ricky Malone
- Derrick Laday
- Joseph Alliniece
- Derek Posey
- Dustin Davison
- Alton Nolen
- Ronnie Fuston
- Isaiah Tryon
- Darrell Fredrick
- Miles Bench
- Donnie Harris Jr
- Mica Martinez
- Shaun Bosse
- William Reese
- Marlon Harmon
- Alfred Mitchell
- Ronson Bush
- James Pavatt
- Clarence Good Jr.
Uncertain Future
Brenda Evers Andrew received a temporary stay of execution from the U.S. Supreme Court in 2025 in a 7-2 decision. In January of 2026, a federal appeals court unanimously upheld her conviction, saying the evidence against her was overwhelming.
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An execution date for Andrew has not been set.
Recently Overturned
Richard Glossip was convicted of first-degree murder in 1997 after Justin Sneed, a hotel maintenance worker, killed Glossip’s boss, Barry Van Treese. Sneed testified in 2004 that Glossip hired him to kill Van Treese because Glossip was committing embezzlement.
In 2025, after 27 years on death row, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-3 that Glossip did not receive a fair trial, citing prosecutors’ failure to correct false testimony and other issues involving evidence and witness statements.”
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The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office is moving forward with a new trial, but is no longer seeking the death penalty.
Glossip will stand trial on September 28, 2026.
