Aug 22 Christian leaders speak out as DeSantis repeatedly breaks Florida's execution record By Joshua Barajas Florida’s ramp-up in executions is happening at the same time public support for the death penalty is at its lowest level in decades. Continue reading
Aug 20 Man executed for 1982 murder in record 10th execution this year in Florida By David Fischer, Associated Press Bates was convicted of first-degree murder, kidnapping, armed robbery and attempted sexual battery in the June 14, 1982, killing of Janet Renee White in Bay County in the Florida Panhandle. Continue reading
Aug 05 Tennessee executes inmate by lethal injection without deactivating his implanted defibrillator By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Witnesses say Black told a spiritual advisor in the room that he was hurting so badly shortly after the lethal injection started. Continue reading
Jul 31 Florida carries out record 9th execution of year on man convicted of killing his family By Curt Anderson, Associated Press A man convicted of the 1994 machete killings of his wife and their two children became the ninth person put to death in Florida this year. His death Thursday marks a state record for a single-year execution total since the… Continue reading
Jul 30 The U.S. is executing more people this year, and Florida is leading the way By Joshua Barajas Florida leads the nation in executions this year, setting new modern-day records. Continue reading
Apr 11 South Carolina executes second man by firing squad in 5 weeks By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press A firing squad on Friday executed a South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer, the second time the rare execution method has been used by the state in the past five weeks. Continue reading
Mar 24 Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas death row inmate By Associated Press The justices left in place a Texas appeals court ruling that upheld the murder conviction and death sentence for Areli Escobar, even though Escobar's case is similar to that of an Oklahoma man, Richard Glossip, whose murder conviction the high… Continue reading
Mar 07 South Carolina prisoner is first in the U.S. to be executed by firing squad in 15 years By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner to die by that method in 15 years. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 6:08 South Carolina executes convicted murderer by firing squad By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens A South Carolina man was put to death by a firing squad Friday after being convicted of a 2001 double homicide. The execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, marks the first time since 2010 that a firing squad has been used… Continue watching
Feb 25 Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma man Richard Glossip's murder conviction and death sentence By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices on Tuesday found that Glossip's trial violated his constitutional rights. Continue reading