Sixteen men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 12 other people are scheduled to be put to ...

On May 7, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled in a 6-1 decision that “nitrogen gas is not ‘toxic’ and is not a ‘poison’ as those terms are commonly understood.” The majority declared that, because nitrogen ...

A third of executions in 2022 were botched or highly problematic, according to a report from the Death Penalty Information ...

Before Rogers’ death, the most recent U.S. execution was in Florida and took place May 1, when Jeffrey Hutchinson, 62, died ...

First Quarter Highlights Include: Cash and cash equivalents of $16.2 million and no debt, other than payables, advance payment / performance bonding and standby letters of credit resulting from normal ...

In a written ruling, the judge found that "no provision in the law and Louisiana Constitution allows for the Attorney General ...

Anthony Wainwright, 54, is scheduled to die by lethal injection on June 10 for the kidnapping, rape and murder of Carmen ...

In a controversial decision, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that nitrogen gas does not fall under the definition of being a ...

A new book explores the secretive, complicated history of lethal injection and its relationship to the death penalty.

Alabama plans to carry out another execution by nitrogen gas and has set a June execution date for a man convicted of the ...

In a 6-1 decision, the Ohio Supreme Court this week denied additional death benefits to the widow of a security guard who died of asphyxiation seconds after walking into a room filled with ...

Some U.S. politicians insist that the execution methods in their state are relatively painless. But it’s all a farce.