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South Carolina Prepares for Second Firing Squad Execution in Over a Month

Mikal Mahdi, convicted of the 2004 murder of a police officer, is set to be executed this Friday as legal and procedural checks near completion.

South Carolina Prepares for First Firing Squad Execution in 15 Years

South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses Firing Squad for Execution

Alabama Executes Convicted Murderer Using Controversial Nitrogen Gas Method

Alabama Executes Demetrius Frazier Using Controversial Nitrogen Gas Method

Bryan Kohberger's Defense Challenges Death Penalty in Idaho Murders Case

Alabama's Nitrogen Gas Executions Face Legal and Ethical Scrutiny

Alabama Executes Second Inmate with Controversial Nitrogen Gas Method

US Executes Five Inmates in One Week, Marking Highest Number in Decades

South Carolina Inmate's Execution Method Chosen by Lawyer

South Carolina Schedules First Execution in Over 13 Years

Texas to Execute Arthur Lee Burton for 1997 Murder of Houston Jogger