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Tennessee Executes Oscar Smith Under Revised Lethal Injection Protocol

Smith, who maintained his innocence, was the first inmate executed in the state since 2020, following a five-year pause and controversial protocol changes.

South Carolina Firing Squad Execution Deemed Botched After Autopsy Findings

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

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

Florida Executes Edward Thomas James for 1993 Murders of Child and Grandmother

Idaho Faces Challenges in Reviving Firing Squad Executions

South Carolina Executes Inmate by Firing Squad for First Time in 15 Years

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 Convicted Killer Using Controversial Nitrogen Gas Method

Idaho to Retry Execution of Inmate After Botched Attempt

Florida Executes Loran Cole for 1994 Murder of FSU Student

South Carolina Schedules First Execution in Over 13 Years

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

Alabama Plans First U.S. Execution Using Nitrogen Hypoxia Amid Warnings of Potential Torture

Alabama Set to Execute Inmate Using Controversial Nitrogen Hypoxia Method

Alabama Prepares for First Execution Using Nitrogen Hypoxia