Alabama can proceed with nitrogen gas execution of Carey Dale Grayson this month, judge rules
Carey Dale Grayson is set to die Nov. 21. He was convicted of the brutal Feb. 22, 1994, slaying and mutilation of Vicki Lynn ...
The US has executed 21 men this year. A look at the state of the death penalty
The United States is an outlier among developed nations when it comes to the ultimate punishment. One state has executed by ...
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Alabama’s 2nd nitrogen gas execution raises questions about method’s future use
As Alabama sets the course for the controversial execution method’s future, activists and legal scholars say eyewitness ...
Supreme Court sends case testing limits of death penalty for intellectually disabled back to lower court
The Supreme Court vacated a federal appeals court’s decision blocking a death row inmate’s execution because he says he’s intellectually disabled, ordering the lower court to issue a clearer ...
Do Americans support the death penalty? New poll finds a historic generational shift
Nationwide support for the death penalty has fallen to its lowest level in decades due to shifting attitudes among younger ...
Idaho's longest-serving death row Inmate scheduled for execution after botched attempt
An Idaho judge has scheduled the execution of the state's longest-serving death row inmate following a botched attempt to administer his sentence earlier this year.
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Derrick Dearman, who killed 5 in south Alabama axe murders, executed Thursday
Alabama Death Row inmate Derrick Dearman ... But then the Alabama Supreme Court authorized several executions, and Gov. Kay Ivey set dates for Jamie Mills, Keith Gavin, and Alan Miller.
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Should we allow prisoners on death row to volunteer for execution?
On Oct. 17, while national attention was focused on whether the state of Texas would execute an innocent man, the state of Alabama ... date with death. Those who believe death row inmates should ...
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Death Row killer Derrick Dearman executed for slaughtering 5 people with axe and gun in drug frenzy
Dearman has been on death row since 2018. This marks Alabama's fifth scheduled execution of the year. Two of the state's executions were carried out by nitrogen gas. The other two were executed by ...
South Carolina to take a break from executions for the holidays
The South Carolina Supreme Court has decided the state should take a break from executions for the holidays. Justices issued ...