National Update: Georgia, Texas, Alabama, Nevada and Virginia stay executions

The past week has once again included numerous stayed and postponed executions across the nation. Georgia and Texas each stayed two, while Alabama, Nevada and Virginia each halted one execution--for a variety of reasons, the most frequent being the pending challenge to lethal injection.

Expand this post below to see a listing of the dates of each stay, with links to news articles relating the full stories.

10/24 - The scheduled execution of Daniel Siebert in Alabama was stayed by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals: Execution of Ill Alabama Inmate Blocked (source: The Associated Press)

10/23 - Georgia stays two executions in four days: Top Court in Georgia Again Delays Execution (source: The New York Times)

10/18 - Two executions in Texas postponed: Two Executions Halted Over Challenges (source: The Associated Press)

10/18 - Virginia halts execution, raising more questions about national state of the death penalty: Supreme Court Halts Va. Inmate's Execution (source: The Washington Post)

10/17 - Nevada becomes the fifth state to stay an execution since Sept. 25: Court Stays Execution in Nevada (source: The New York Times)