South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad
The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 ...
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Inside Texas' death row 'God Pod,' where inmates earn extra privileges by converting to Christianity
A death row spiritual adviser discussed some of the extra privileges Texas death row inmates get if they join the "God Pod," ...
'Barbaric': Inmate chooses death by firing squad for execution in South Carolina next month
Brad Keith Sigmon is set to be executed by firing squad on March 7 for the 2001 beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents, David and Gladys Larke.
Judge reopens challenge to Louisiana execution protocol as state prepares to use nitrogen gas
A federal judge on Friday reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana's execution protocol as the state prepares to carry out the death ...
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Suspect double killer in Vermont facing possible death penalty, Border Patrol shooter may face same fate
Fell was due for a second death penalty trial when he reached a plea agreement in September 2018 and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. He admitted killing two people, including Rutland ...
Leonard Peltier, celebrated and reviled, leaves prison after nearly half a century behind bars
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, whose life sentence for killing two FBI agents was commuted by then-President Biden, has ...
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Texas Death Row Inmate Robert Roberson Files New Appeal Despite Repeated Denials
Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson continues fighting ... a process likely exacerbated by the dangerous respiratory-suppressing medications she was prescribed during her last days.
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The prison inmates fighting wildfires in LA
“Firefighting is an incredibly dangerous ... risk of injury or death and thus their training is very important.” A bill before the California legislature would see inmate firefighters be ...
Kim Kardashian called him a Texas death row inmate on Instagram. He wasn’t, and he’s suing
Kim Kardashian confused a Texas death row inmate with a New York resident who is not a double murderer. He's now suing for ...
South Carolina death row inmate chooses execution method that hasn’t been used in 15 years
Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad. He would be the first U.S. inmate ...
In first for state, South Carolina death row inmate elects to die by firing squad
In 2024, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that firing squad was a constitutional method of carrying out executions.
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Death penalty case revived in federal courts, raising questions about Louisiana execution methods
The move could affect plans to execute two prisoners in March. "This case has always been about Louisiana’s execution ...