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 ...
Texas death row inmate mouths final 2-word message to victims' families before execution
A remorseful death row inmate pleaded for forgiveness and mouthed one final message before being put to death in Texas on ...
A Tennessee inmate on death row says he is on hunger strike over medical care and other issues
A Tennessee death row prisoner has declared a hunger strike, saying he is protesting issues with medical care, the quality of ...
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Only woman on Death Row in Louisiana may receive execution date soon. Who is Antionette Frank?
The only woman on Louisiana Death Row, Antionette Frank, could receive execution date after 30 years of incarceration. Read ...
Two death row inmates convicted of murder executed
Two men convicted of murder were executed Thursday night, marking the fourth and fifth executions in the United States this ...
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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Two Louisiana executions set back-to-back, possibly the state's first using nitrogen gas
Gov. Jeff Landry announced in February 2025 that executions are set to resume in Louisiana, and state judges signed death ...
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The history of the death penalty in Louisiana: How executions, opinions changed over time
It's been 15 years since Louisiana executed a death row prisoner. Here's when the death penalty started in Louisiana and what ...
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The Ladies on Death Row
Prison employees call them the ladies on death row. Wright started making these trips when he learned that something extraordinary was happening inside this locked world. The inmates, all of whom ...
Man on death row granted stay of execution under new law
He was to be executed on Feb 20 before the Court of Appeal granted the stay to have his applications heard. Read more at straitstimes.com.