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South Carolina Executes Mikal Mahdi by Firing Squad in Second Such Execution in Five Weeks

The execution of Mahdi, convicted of a 2004 murder spree, highlights the state’s renewed use of firing squads after a 13-year pause in capital punishment.

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South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses Firing Squad for Execution, First Since 2010

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Frenchman Serge Atlaoui, on Death Row in Indonesia, to Be Transferred to France on February 4

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South Carolina Inmate Seeks Clemency Decision by Parole Board, Not Governor

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Texas Faces Controversy Over Execution Based on Discredited Diagnosis

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South Carolina Inmate Faces Execution Choice After 13-Year Pause

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South Carolina Schedules First Execution in Over 13 Years

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South Carolina Executes Mikal Mahdi by Firing Squad in Second Such Execution in Five Weeks

South Carolina Executes Second Prisoner by Firing Squad in Less Than a Month

South Carolina Prepares for Second Firing Squad Execution of 2025

Japan Awards Record $1.4 Million to Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate

Arizona Executes Aaron Gunches, Ending Two-Year Death Penalty Pause

Louisiana Executes Jessie Hoffman Using Nitrogen Gas in Landmark Case

Louisiana Set to Conduct First Nitrogen Gas Execution After Court Ruling

South Carolina Executes Inmate by Firing Squad, First U.S. Use Since 2010

South Carolina Prepares for First Firing Squad Execution in 15 Years

South Carolina Set for First Firing Squad Execution in Over a Decade

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South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses Firing Squad for Execution, First Since 2010

Frenchman Serge Atlaoui, on Death Row in Indonesia, to Be Transferred to France on February 4

South Carolina Inmate Seeks Clemency Decision by Parole Board, Not Governor

Texas Faces Controversy Over Execution Based on Discredited Diagnosis

South Carolina Inmate Faces Execution Choice After 13-Year Pause

South Carolina Schedules First Execution in Over 13 Years

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