The above shows the execution chamber in the Department of Corrections' Columbia prisons complex, as seen from the witness room. The firing squad chair (left) was added following a 2021 state law that ...

ATMORE, Ala. -- Thirteen minutes into his execution by injection, an Alabama inmate heaved and coughed and appeared to move during tests meant to determine consciousness. Ronald Bert Smith Jr., 45, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — With Tennessee’s first execution in years set to take place in a little over one week, some death row inmates are pushing the state to reveal its supplier of the lethal ...

New Delhi: What’s a more humane way to execute death-row convicts? Lethal injections or death by hanging? It’s a question that confronted the Supreme Court as it heard an eight-year-old petition ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina death row inmate Stephen Stanko on Friday chose to die by lethal injection after his lawyers said he was troubled by what appeared to be a lingering death of the last ...

World Oddities Expo brings unique experiences and vendors to Cincinnati The World Oddities Expo is set to captivate visitors at the Sharonville Convention Center with hands-on experiences and unique ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas death row inmates have filed a lawsuit against the state over a new law that allows it to execute them with nitrogen gas. Attorneys representing the inmates say Act 302 ...