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Death Penalty in America: A Look at Obscure Execution Methods
South Carolina plans to execute a man by firing squad, a method not used in the U.S. for 15 years. Since 1976, lethal ...
South Carolina is set to use a firing squad to execute Brad Sigmon, a rarely used killing method in the United States
South Carolina is set to use a firing squad to execute Brad Sigmon, a rarely used killing method in the United States.
Lethal injection, electrocution and now firing squads. A look at US execution methods
South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in ...
Tennessee Supreme Court resets four people's execution dates beginning in May
The Tennessee Supreme Court set execution dates for Oscar Smith, Byron Black, Donald Middlebrooks and Harold Nichols.
South Carolina prepares for first firing squad execution, ushering return of rare method
Brad Sigmon, 67, has opted not to die by electrocution or lethal injection in his planned March 7 execution. The last firing ...
Louisiana Is Restarting Executions for the First Time in 15 Years. Will Other States Follow?
Today, there are 63 people on Louisiana’s death row, well below the death row populations in Alabama and Texas, but almost twice the size of Mississippi’s. The last time a new death sentence was ...
Firing squad execution planned in South Carolina: Is the method making a return?
Brad Sigmon, set for execution by firing squad on March 7, seeks a delay, citing concerns over South Carolina’s lethal ...
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In the fight over Louisiana's execution plans, religion plays a prominent role
Faith activism against the state's plan to resume executions adds to a history of religious engagement with social questions ...