Defense attorneys for an inmate put to death by firing squad last month have filed a notice of information with the South Carolina Supreme Court to show what they call the unconstitutionality of Mahdi ...

A Tennessee prisoner, who complained of pain as witnesses said he showed signs of distress during his execution this week, was not shocked by his implanted heart device as he died, his lawyer said ...

TALLAHASSEE — A federal appeals court has rejected a request for a stay of execution of Frank Walls, who is scheduled Thursday to become the 19th Florida inmate put to death by lethal injection this ...

Florida on Tuesday carried out its 15th execution of the year — a record under Gov. Ron DeSantis — putting to death Norman Mearle Grim Jr., who was convicted of raping and murdering his neighbor more ...

A group of news outlets has sued Tennessee prison officials, claiming the state’s execution rules block journalists from fully witnessing lethal injections and conceal key moments from public scrutiny ...

ATMORE, Ala. -- An Alabama man convicted of helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a $200 drug debt was executed by nitrogen gas on Thursday. Anthony Boyd, 54, was pronounced dead at 6:33 p.m. at ...