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CNN — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday halted executions in the state until procedures for its newest method of execution -- firing squad -- are finalized. Attorneys for Brad Keith Sigmon ...

Florida’s record execution spree in 2025 drove a sharp national uptick: Executions nearly doubled nationwide from 2024.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Supreme Court denied death row inmate Roy Lee Ward’s latest appeal on Wednesday and officially set his execution for Oct. 10. In its ruling, the court rejected arguments ...

Texas prisons will no longer allow clergy in the death chamber after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the scheduled execution of a man who argued his religious freedom would be violated if his Buddhist ...