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Four orders announcing dates of execution were also released by the Tennessee Department of Correction, which announced the ...

When a South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat steps into the death row chamber Friday ...

South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die by firing squad March 7, a first for the state after he raised doubts ...

The Tennessee Supreme Court set execution dates for Oscar Smith, Byron Black, Donald Middlebrooks and Harold Nichols.

Tennessee is expected to resume its death penalty soon, after executions were halted for years while the state's process was ...

Since the Supreme Court lifted its ban on capital punishment in 1976, states have used five different execution methods: lethal injection, electrocution, lethal gas, firing squad and hanging.

When a South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat steps into the death row chamber Friday ...

Arizona voters are a step closer to getting to decide if those sentenced to death are executed by the current lethal ...

The article reviews the various execution methods utilized in the country, including lethal injection, electrocution, lethal gas, firing squad, and hanging, highlighting their history and issues. AP ...