Six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year, and 12 other people are scheduled to be executed in six states ...

Six death row inmates have been executed in the U.S. so far this year, compared to two by this time last year.

Louisiana has attempted "to give the blessing of religion" onto its death penalty practices, says Sister Helen Prejean. Still ...

South Carolina executed Brad Sigmon by firing squad on March 7, marking its first use of the execution method.

"There's nothing legally that prevents or stops us from moving forward with executing Jessie Hoffman if the preliminary injunction is vacated," she said. "I believe this execution is going to go ...

A New Orleans-area group decries the state’s efforts to use nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates because, members say, ...

Under the state's new procedure, Hoffman will be strapped to a gurney and forced to breathe pure nitrogen gas through a ...

South Carolina executed a convicted murderer by firing squad on Friday, the first use of the method in the United States in ...

As South Carolina plans to carry our the first firing squad execution in 15 years in the United States, Professor Deborah ...

Brad Sigmon, 67, personally requested the unusual punishment after fearing the electric chair would “burn and cook him alive, ...

South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die by firing squad March 7, a first for the state after he raised doubts ...