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South Carolina wants to restart executions with firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection
Associated Press via AOL· 3 months agoLawyers for four death row inmates who have run out of appeals argued to the South Carolina Supreme...
Death row inmates in Florida have a choice for method of execution. Here’s how it works:
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoConvicted murderer, 56-year-old Darryl Barwick, is scheduled for execution on May 3 at Florida State...
First Alabama brought in nitrogen gas executions. Now South Carolina could bring back the electric...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWith supply issues leaving states grappling to get their hands on lethal drugs, some are turning to...
South Carolina Judge Rules Electric Chair and Firing Squad Executions are Unconstitutional
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Tuesday, a South Carolina Judge ruled that the state cannot use firing squads or the electric...
South Carolina Court finds firing squad, electric chair unconstitutional; state to appeal
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA South Carolina judge has found that the firing squad and electric chair are prohibited by the...
Louisiana lawmaker proposes adding nitrogen gas and electrocution to the state's execution methods
Associated Press via AOL· 3 months agoLouisiana's infamous electric chair — dubbed by death row inmates as “Gruesome Gertie” — was last...
Do the electric chair, firing squad violate SC Constitution? Trial underway over methods
The State McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoSouth Carolina’s execution law that now gives death row inmates the option to die by the...
Louisiana advances a bill expanding death penalty methods in an effort to resume executions
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIn an effort to resume Louisiana’s death row executions that have been paused for 14 years,...
20 Horrifying Botched Executions of Black Death Row Inmates
The Root via Yahoo News· 1 week agoReprieve, an anti-death penalty organization, just released a horrifying report detailing the...
South Carolina has lethal injection drug but justices want more info before restarting executions
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSouth Carolina's highest court apparently is not ready to allow the state to restart executions...