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 ...
Lawyers spar over COVID-related agreement that shields some on Georgia’s death row from execution
Lawyers are sparring over a COVID-19-related agreement that has shielded some people on Georgia's death row from execution.
State asks high court to set execution dates for 5 men on death row
Tennessee's attorney general has filed notice seeking execution dates for five men on death row. It's another sign the state ...
Luigi Mangione to appear in court on murder and terror charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing
Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, faces murder and terrorism charges in New ...
New York corrections officers charged in beating death of handcuffed inmate
Ten former New York corrections employees have been indicted in the death of Robert Brooks, according to an indictment ...
Is that legal? A guide to Trump's big moves so far
President Trump's first month has seen radical changes, many overstepping legal limits, prompting lawsuits and temporary ...
'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 ...
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.
South Carolina killer chooses death by firing squad, marking first shooting execution in 15 years
Only three inmates in the U.S. have been executed by firing squad since 1976, with the last execution in 2010.
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 ...
10 former prison guards charged in death of inmate Robert Brooks
Ten former prison guards have been indicted in the killing of Robert Brooks, a prisoner who was incarcerated at the Marcy Correctional Facility in Marcy, New York.