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Execution of James Barber, first Alabama inmate to be put to death after state's pause, can proceed
NBC News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAlabama can proceed with its plan to put to death Barber on Thursday evening — its first execution...
Tennessee lawmaker apologizes after suggesting 'hanging by tree' as method of execution
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Tennessee state representative is backpedaling after he suggested adding hanging by tree as a...
Injection, electrocution, hanging, firing squad: How does Florida execute people?
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAlabama officials executed a convicted killer Jan. 25, becoming the first state to use nitrogen...
States can't figure out how to execute inmates. Alabama is trying something new.
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe state of Alabama tried to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith before and failed, so now they're trying...
Understanding Mississippi's death row as state seeks execution dates for two
Gannett via AOL· 7 months agoThe state is seeking execution dates for two prisoners on death row, but what do we know about Mississippi's death row? The prisoners on death row are a diverse group from all parts of the state ...
Florida reaches 100 executions with lethal injection death of Donald Dillbeck
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen the state put Donald Dillbeck to death on Thursday, Florida reached a grim milestone: its 100th...
‘It should always be an option’: MO lawmakers stand by death penalty ahead of execution
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoTwo Missouri lawmakers — one Republican, one Democrat — last December introduced bills to repeal the...
Why are states like Alabama, which is planning to use nitrogen gas, exploring new execution methods?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAn Alabama execution Thursday that would be the first to use nitrogen gas is the result of a long...
Alabama nitrogen hypocrisy: America's latest fantasy death-penalty solution
Salon via Yahoo News· 9 months agoGas Death House of Nevada Bettmann/Contributor via Getty Images The state of Alabama now says it is...
From lethal injection to hangings— haunting photos show how the death penalty has evolved in America
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA group of newsmen looking at the chair in which Gary Gilmore sat when facing the firing squad on...