Gov. Ron DeSantis on Jan. 9 signed a death warrant for Ronald Heath, 64, who would be the first Florida inmate executed in ...

Arizona's botched executions have sparked a national debate over the use of lethal injections, with questions raised about ...

Texas carried out the nation’s first execution of the year, putting to death a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and ...

Before the lethal dose of pentobarbital was given, Thompson asked for forgiveness, while also stating: “There are no winners in this situation, it creates more victims and traumatizes more people 28 ...

About an hour before the scheduled 6 p.m. execution, the U.S. Supreme Court — without explanation — issued a brief order ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KUNA, Idaho (AP) — Idaho halted the ...

Indiana currently has five people on death row, one of whom has been ruled mentally incompetent for execution.

A bill to add the firing squad as an execution method in Indiana failed in the House on Wednesday, falling three votes short ...

Firing squad and nitrogen hypoxia would be allowed alongside lethal injection to carry out Indiana’s death penalty under a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee executed Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection Thursday in Nashville for the 1988 rape and murder of Karen Pulley, a 20-year-old student at Chattanooga State Community ...

Sen. Mike Young said the bill would provide the IDOC with an option if lethal injection drugs are unavailable. Those who oppose the bill argue it's unnecessary, inhumane and could invite lawsuits over ...