BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In an effort to resume Louisiana’s death row executions that have been paused for 14 years, lawmakers on Friday advanced a bill that would add the use of nitrogen gas and ...

After a botched lethal injection in May, dozens of Tennessee medical professionals told the governor that healthcare professionals shouldn't help with executions, no matter the method.

In this June 15, 2012 photo, the electric chair in the execution room is on display at the Angola museum in Angola, La. In an effort to resume Louisiana’s death row executions after a 14 year pause, ...

South Carolina can execute death row inmates by firing squad, lethal injection or the electric chair, the state's high court ruled Wednesday, opening the door to restart executions after more than a ...

A bill filed in the Florida state Senate would expand the methods by which death row inmates could be executed. Senate Bill 1604, introduced by state Sen. Jonathan Martin, R-Fort Myers, aims to ...

On August 18, the Supreme Court (SC) reaffirmed an archaic status quo. By dismissing a petition to replace hanging with more advanced methods — such as lethal injection, shooting, or electrocution — ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Bidding to resume Louisiana executions after a 14-year pause, the state's Republican-dominated Legislature gave final passage to a bill Thursday to add electrocution and the use of ...