Death Penalty
Why Is the US Going Back to Executions by Firing Squad?
Utah, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and South Carolina have all legalized executions by firing squad once again.
Death Row Inmate Is Being Forced to Choose: Firing Squad or Electric Chair
Some argue Richard Moore shouldn’t even be on death row. Now he could become South Carolina’s test case for an archaic form of execution.
The Prosecutor Who Requested Melissa Lucio’s Execution Now Wants Her to Live
“If defendant Lucio does not get a stay by a certain day, then I will do what I have to do and stop it,” Cameron County District Attorney Luis Saenz said Tuesday.
Supreme Court Rules Boston Marathon Bomber Can Be Executed After All
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted in 2015 of 30 charges related to the 2013 bombing attack, which killed three people and injured hundreds.
Oklahoma Is Trying to Make It Nearly Impossible to Get Off Death Row
Many critics of a new bill claim it’s a direct retaliation to Julius Jones’ life being spared last November.
Socialite Who Beheaded a Diplomat’s Daughter Just Got Sentenced to Death
Zahir Jaffer tortured and beheaded Noor Mukadam last July, in a killing that sparked massive outrage over violence against women.
Schizophrenic Death Row Inmate Is Terrified His Execution Will Get Botched
Oklahoma’s first execution since its death penalty moratorium was lifted went horribly wrong. Donald Grant is scared the same will happen to him.
26-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to Death Over WhatsApp Messages
The Pakistani woman told the court she believes she was entrapped into a religious discussion on WhatsApp after rejecting a man’s advances.
Richard Branson Wants Singapore to Spare a Prisoner’s Life. We Asked Him Why.
In an interview with VICE World News, the billionaire anti-death penalty activist highlighted the case of an intellectually disabled man sitting on death row.
This Man Has Watched 133 Executions. Now He's Next.
Bigler Jobe Stouffer has spent 36 years on death row in Oklahoma and witnessed 133 executions. Now, it's his turn.
Julius Jones Is Scheduled to Die Today
If Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt does not grant clemency, Julius Jones will die by lethal injection at 4 p.m. Central Time.
Julius Jones Has 2 More Days to Live
Oklahoma is set to carry out an execution Thursday despite the parole board telling them not to. Twice.