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Brad Sigmom was put on death row in 2001
"But the alternative is just as monstrous. If he chose lethal injection, he risked the prolonged death suffered by all three ...
U.S. Firing Squad Executions Are Rare, but Their History Is Long
During the Civil War, both sides used firing squads to kill deserting soldiers. Today, people on death row can choose to die ...
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 shot to death in an execution in 15 years. Sigmon is scheduled to die ...
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How will death by firing squad be carried out in South Carolina?
The South Carolina Department of Corrections shared an overview of the protocols ahead of the state's first firing squad ...
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 is ready to resume putting down men facing capital sentences. The state ...
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 ...