Trump's death penalty revival surfaces in Chicago gang case: 'That is textbook vindictive prosecution'
A federal jury found Donald “Lil’ Don” Lee and Torance “Blackie” Benson guilty of a racketeering conspiracy in November 2022 ...
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad
The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 ...
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Death penalty case revived in federal courts, raising questions about Louisiana execution methods
The move could affect plans to execute two prisoners in March. "This case has always been about Louisiana’s execution ...
Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is charged with treason, which carries the death penalty
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been charged with treason, in an escalation of legal troubles stemming from ...
Mangione receives large donation after Trump death penalty order
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Vermont man faces death penalty in connection with 2 Mass. men’s deaths, feds say
A Vermont man faces the death penalty in connection with the shooting deaths of a Chicopee man and a Pittsfield man in 2023, ...
South Carolina killer chooses death by firing squad, marking first shooting execution in 15 years
Only three inmates in the U.S. have been executed by firing squad since 1976, with the last execution in 2010.
U.S. Firing Squad Executions Are Rare, but Their History Is Long
During the Civil War, both sides used firing squads to kill deserting soldiers. Today, people on death row can choose to die ...
83.1% in Japan support death penalty: gov't survey
Japanese public support for the death penalty has exceeded 80% for the fifth consecutive time in a poll conducted by the ...
South Carolina death row inmate chooses to die by firing squad
A death row inmate in South Carolina has chosen a firing squad for his execution. Brad Sigmon was convicted of murdering two ...
Judge reopens challenge to Louisiana execution protocol as state prepares to use nitrogen gas
A federal judge has reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s execution protocol as the state prepares to carry out the death penalty using nitrogen gas in the coming weeks.