Three men will be executed the same day as US sees steep rise in death penalty BBC3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010 CNN3 inmates to be executed on same day for first time in 16 years USA Today3 states executing people on same day, Florida leading new surge Tallahassee DemocratAlabama Execution Could Mark First Day in Nearly 16 Years With Three U.S. Executions WBMA