In his complaint, Michael Wade Nance said his veins were so severely compromised that they were likely to blow and cause him ...

Arizona's Senate passed a measure that would allow voters to decide on firing squad executions, a method proponents call humane.

Tennesseans could get a first look into the state’s embattled lethal injection protocol soon following a judge’s ruling in Knox County. The Tennessee Department of Correction closely guarded ...

Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols on Monday declined to choose between the electric chair and lethal injection for his Dec. 11 execution, meaning the state will default to lethal ...

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Two Christian men face each other across hundreds of court documents and news stories. Harold “Wayne” Nichols, sentenced to death in 1990 for the rape and murder of 21-year-old Karen Pulley, is ...

Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant for Frank Athen Walls, 58, scheduling his execution by lethal injection for December 18 at Florida State Prison. Walls's execution would be the 19th ...

ATMORE, AL -- Thirteen minutes into his execution by injection, an Alabama inmate heaved and coughed and appeared to move during tests meant to determine consciousness. Ronald Bert Smith Jr., 45, was ...

Sen. Mike Young said the bill would provide the IDOC with an option if lethal injection drugs are unavailable. Those who oppose the bill argue it's unnecessary, inhumane and could invite lawsuits over ...