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Arizona Just Executed Its First Inmate Since 2014 Botched Lethal Injection
Clarence Dixon is the first Arizona death row inmate to be executed since Joseph Wood repeatedly gasped and took two hours to die in 2014.
Guy who made Tennessee's electric chair is worried it will malfunction in tonight's execution
This is only the second time the state has used that method since 1960.
Should There Be a Death Penalty? - The People Speak
In this episode of 'The People Speak,' VICE News traveled around the world to ask people about the the death penalty.
Oklahoma Is About to Execute Another Inmate with the Same Drug Used in Botched Lethal Injection
Four of the state's death row inmates are petitioning the Supreme Court to halt executions.
Ohio Lawmakers Want to Remove Transparency on Executions, So Capital Punishment Can Resume
Civil rights advocates have criticized a bill that seeks to keep details of state executions off limits to the public, journalists, and courts.
Has the United States Run Out of Ways to Make the Death Penalty More Humane?
As lethal injection drugs become harder to get, lawmakers are struggling to come up with humane alternatives for death row inmates.
Oklahoma Shows Off its New Execution Chamber, Just in Time For World Anti-Death Penalty Day
Oklahoma corrections department had bad timing in revealing its new execution room hours before today's World Day Against the Death Penalty.
Tennessee Is Bringing Back the Electric Chair
It's the first state to bring back Ole' Smoky without offering death row inmates other execution options.
The Truth Behind the Drugs That Led to Oklahoma's 43-Minute Prison Execution
Oklahoma State Penitentiary used drugs not intended for executions to kill a murderer.