Who performs a lethal injection in the U.S.? In some states, they're volunteers
A failed execution in Idaho has put a spotlight on the teams of people that prisons use to impose the ultimate penalty on condemned inmates.
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Executions are on the rise in the U.S., even as public support wanes
Twenty-four executions have been carried out in 2023 — five more than last year, the Death Penalty Information Center says. Meanwhile, 50% of Americans say the death penalty is applied unfairly.
Alabama requests a date to execute an inmate via nitrogen hypoxia for the first time
Smith was supposed to be executed in November 2022 by lethal injection, but corrections officers failed to insert an IV properly. The U.S. Supreme Court has authorized nitrogen hypoxia in his case.
Alabama is pausing executions after a 3rd failed lethal injection
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sought a pause in executions and ordered a "top-to-bottom" review of the state's capital punishment system Monday after an unprecedented third failed lethal injection.
Alabama could use nitrogen hypoxia for executions in death sentences. What is it?
Alan Eugene Miller is scheduled for execution in Alabama on Sep. 22. He has asked for nitrogen hypoxia instead of lethal injection due to a fear of needles, but claims officers lost his request.
A federal judge rules Oklahoma's lethal injection method is constitutional
In a federal trial earlier this year, attorneys for 28 death row inmates argued the method could violate the amendment prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment.
Supreme Court clears the way for the execution of an Alabama inmate
A poor reader, Matthew Reeves is intellectually disabled and wasn't capable of making a decision on the method of execution without assistance, his lawyers arg93ued.
Government Appeals Stay Of Execution For Only Female On Federal Death Row
Lisa Montgomery was scheduled to die by lethal injection on Tuesday, and would be the U.S. government's first execution of a female inmate in more than 67 years.
Justice Department Executes 3rd Federal Prisoner In A Week
"Nearly three decades after [Dustin Lee] Honken coldly ended the lives of five people, including two young girls ... he has finally faced justice," a spokeswoman said in a statement.
Texas Inmate Executed For Killing An Elderly Mother And Daughter In 2003
Billy Jack Crutsinger, 64, was the 14th inmate executed in the U.S. this year and the fifth in Texas. That state has 10 other executions scheduled for 2019.