Louisiana lawmaker proposes adding nitrogen gas and electrocution to the state’s execution methods
[ad_1] BATON ROGUE, La. — Louisiana’s infamous electric chair — dubbed by death row inmates as “Gruesome Gertie” — was
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Capital punishment
Missouri Supreme Court sets June execution date for convicted killer David Hosier
[ad_1] JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday set a June execution date for David Hosier, who
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Idaho inmate nearing execution wants a new clemency hearing. The last one was a tie
[ad_1] BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho man scheduled to be executed at the end of the month is asking a
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Judge dismisses case against Michigan man accused of threatening Biden, Harris
[ad_1] BAY CITY, Mich. — A federal judge on Friday dismissed a criminal case against a northern Michigan man accused
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What happened at the nation’s first nitrogen gas execution: An AP eyewitness account
[ad_1] ATMORE, Ala. — As witnesses including five news reporters watched through a window, Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted
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Alabama calls nitrogen execution method ‘humane,’ but critics raise doubts
[ad_1] MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama, unless stopped by the courts, intends to strap Kenneth Eugene Smith to a gurney Thursday
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Alabama plans to carry out first nitrogen gas execution. How will it work and what are the risks?
[ad_1] MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is preparing to use a new method of execution: nitrogen gas. Kenneth Eugene Smith, who
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Mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket now Justice Department’s first death penalty case under Garland
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Just a few months after he took office, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a moratorium to halt
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Judge overturns Mississippi death penalty case
[ad_1] GREENVILLE, Miss. — A federal judge has overturned the death penalty conviction of a Mississippi man, finding a trial
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Report: Belief death penalty is applied unfairly shows capital punishment’s growing isolation in US
[ad_1] HOUSTON — More Americans now believe the death penalty, which is undergoing a yearslong decline of use and support,
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