Jul 31 South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty legal, opening door to restart executions after 13 years By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled the state's death penalty is legal, opening the door to restart executions in a state that hasn’t put an inmate to death since 2011. Continue reading
Jan 30 Ohio could begin nitrogen gas executions under bill backed by state's Republican attorney general By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Ohio's Republican attorney general is putting his weight behind a legislative effort that would bring nitrogen gas executions to the state and end a yearslong unofficial moratorium on the death penalty. Continue reading
Jan 27 An eyewitness account of what happened at the nation's 1st nitrogen gas execution By Kim Chandler, Associated Press As witnesses watched through a window, Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted and sentenced to die in the 1988 murder-for hire slaying of Elizabeth Sennett, convulsed on a gurney as Alabama carried out the nation's first execution using nitrogen gas. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 5:37 Why Alabama's plan to execute a prisoner using nitrogen gas is raising concerns By John Yang, Winston Wilde, Azhar Merchant Unless the courts intervene, a death-row inmate in Alabama is scheduled on Thursday to become the first person in the U.S. to be executed using an untested method: nitrogen hypoxia. Alabama’s solicitor general has called it “painless and humane,” but… Continue watching
Nov 30 Oklahoma executes Phillip Hancock for a double murder despite state board recommendation for clemency By Adam Kemp Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt's decision to deny clemency comes as some state Republicans and advocates call to pause executions. Continue reading
May 16 Executions worldwide rose dramatically in 2022, Amnesty International reports By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press Secrecy and restrictive state practices continued to impair an accurate assessment of the use of the death penalty in several countries, including China, North Korea and Vietnam, the organization said. Continue reading
Mar 09 Belarus passes law to execute officials convicted of treason By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press The authoritarian leader of Belarus has signed a bill introducing capital punishment for state officials and military personnel convicted of high treason. Continue reading
Jan 14 Iran hangs former deputy defense minister, drawing international condemnation By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran said Saturday it executed a former high-ranking defense ministry official and dual Iranian-British national, despite international warnings not to carry out the death sentence. Continue reading
Jan 07 Iran executes 2 more men detained during nationwide protests By Associated Press Iran said it executed two men Saturday convicted of allegedly killing a paramilitary volunteer during a demonstration, the latest executions aimed at halting the nationwide protests now challenging the country's theocracy. Continue reading
Jan 03 Transgender inmate executed in Missouri By Jim Salter, Associated Press A Missouri inmate has been put to death for a 2003 killing, becoming what is believed to be the first transgender woman executed in the U.S. Continue reading