Apr 30 Watch Botched execution in Oklahoma raises questions about lethal injection process By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 30 Botched execution renews debate over lethal injection procedure By Margaret Myers A botched execution of an Oklahoma inmate Tuesday night has renewed attention among opponents of the death penalty on the source of the drugs used to carry out the procedure. Continue reading
Apr 16 Texas gubernatorial candidate faces thorny death penalty choice By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The death penalty is like gun rights in Texas politics: Candidates don't dare get in the way of either. But Republican Greg Abbott, the favorite to succeed Gov. Rick Perry, must soon make a decision as attorney general that could… Continue reading
Mar 03 Supreme Court considers state IQ guidelines for executions By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The case being argued Monday at the court centers on how authorities determine who is eligible to be put to death, 12 years after the justices prohibited the execution of the mentally disabled. Continue reading
Feb 11 Washington’s governor: ‘During my term, we will not be executing people’ By Zachary Treu The death penalty will be suspended in Washington state for at least the next three years, first-term governor Jay Inslee announced Tuesday. “During my term, we will not be executing people,” Inslee said during a news conference. The governor… Continue reading
Jan 17 Ohio man’s execution takes 25 minutes, sparking controversy By News Desk A 2009 photo shows an execution room at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville. Photo by Getty Images An Ohio man on death row took more than 25 minutes to die in an execution on Thursday… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch News Wrap: Bay Area transit workers go on strike, causing clogged commute In our news wrap Monday, 400,000 Bay Area Rapid Transit riders will face clogged commutes this week after more than 2,000 BART employees walked off the job over pay raises and workplace rules. Also, the Supreme Court will hear a… Continue watching
Oct 09 More than 30 years after his conviction, Ariz. death row inmate is executed Photo by Arizona Department of Corrections Arizona's oldest person on death row, Edward Harold Schad Jr., was executed Wednesday morning in Florence, Ariz., almost 35 years after he was charged with murder. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch Hasan Found Guilty of Murder, May Face Death Penalty for Fort Hood Shooting Hasan Found Guilty of Murder, May Face Death Penalty for Fort Hood Shooting… Continue watching
May 14 Watch News Wrap: Abortion Doctor Convicted for Murdering Babies Gets Life Sentence News Wrap: Abortion Doctor Convicted for Murdering Babies Gets Life Sentence… Continue watching