Alabama can’t use lethal injection after nitrogen execution ruled unconstitutional, inmate argues

The state can’t execute Jeffery Lee by lethal injection, argued his lawyers, because of a deal they made in a separate case ...

Governor Lee stands by lethal injection protocol after botched execution

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is standing by Tennessee’s protocol for lethal injection following the botched execution of Tony ...

Final words for Florida’s oldest death row inmate executed for wife’s murder revealed

A 74-year-old Florida man was executed on Thursday for his conviction in the 1992 fatal stabbing of his wife, making him the ...

Volunteers to carry out firing squad executions in Idaho’s $1,200,000 death chamber

Idaho has become the only US state to make the firing squad its default method of execution (Picture: AP) The state of Idaho ...

Indiana’s new prison already equipped for firing squads as death penalty debate continues

Correction officials confirmed Westville can accommodate firing squad executions as lawmakers, governor and the U.S. Justice ...

Woman on death row makes plea as she's set to be first female executed by US state in 200 years

Christa Pike's lawyers have raised concerns following the 'botched' attempt to execute death row inmate Tony Carruthers ...
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Tennessee Reduced Training in IV Placement in New Lethal Injection Protocol

Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol adopted a year-and-a-half ago appears to include reduced training in IV placement. That ...

Gov. Mike DeWine calls on lawmakers to end Ohio death penalty

Gov. Mike DeWine supported Ohio's death penalty as a legislator and attorney general. Now he wants the practice to end.

CRIME IN THE OZARKS: 34 years later, victim’s family still waiting for Arkansas to put Don Davis to death

Richard Daniel wanted to live long enough to see his wife's killer die by lethal injection. But Daniel died in 2020.
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Death Penalty Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the death penalty in the United States. Facts Capital punishment is legal in 27 US states. Four of those states have governor-imposed moratoriums. According to the Death Penalty ...

Recap: Florida executes man for horrific murder of wife in front of son

Florida executed Dusty Ray Spencer by lethal injection Thursday, June 25, for the brutal 1992 murder of his wife in front of ...

Gov. Mike DeWine wants Ohio to abolish the death penalty, says it's not a deterrent

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, who has repeatedly postponed executions over the past seven years, said Tuesday that Ohio should abolish the death penalty, confirming his change of heart on the policy he ...