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South Carolina Firing Squad Execution Deemed Botched After Autopsy Findings

Pathologist reports reveal Mikal Mahdi suffered prolonged pain due to missed shots, raising legal and ethical concerns over the firing squad method.

Global Executions Reach Highest Level in a Decade, Amnesty Reports

South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses Firing Squad for Execution

Justice Department Ends Federal Execution Protocol Over Pain Concerns

Alabama Executes Convicted Killer Using Controversial Nitrogen Gas Method

Idaho Updates Execution Protocols After Failed Lethal Injection

Alabama's Nitrogen Gas Executions Face Legal and Ethical Scrutiny

Alabama Executes Second Inmate with Controversial Nitrogen Gas Method

Alabama Executes Alan Eugene Miller Using Controversial Nitrogen Gas Method

South Carolina Prepares for First Execution in Over a Decade

South Carolina Schedules First Execution in Over 13 Years