Attorneys for a man awaiting execution in South Carolina contend an autopsy report for Marion Bowman, the most-recent inmate put to death ... 2004; and Steven Bixby, 52, who was convicted of ...

Both the federal government and South Carolina carry out the lethal injections using a single drug, pentobarbital, a powerful ...

Three of the men on South Carolina’s death row are set for execution: Brad Sigmon, Mikal Mahdi and Stephen Bixby. Their executions are set to take place over the next three months. So far ...

JASMINE. ELIZABETH, LOUISIANA, HAS NOT HAD AN INMATE ON DEATH ROW EXECUTED IN 15 YEARS. THE INMATE THAT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE PUT TO DEATH NEXT MONTH DIED JUST WEEKS BEFORE HIS EXECUTION DATE.

Of the 29 inmates sentenced to death, two have been found legally incompetent for execution — including an inmate who killed ...

Death by firing squad and medical-aid in dying, taking an oral solution of drugs mixed with apple juice, are alternative execution methods that would be more “humane,” Hoffman’s attorneys said.

Brad Sigmon, 67, chose to be killed by bullets, saying he feared the alternatives of the electric chair and lethal injection would risk a slower and more painful death. He was convicted of beating ...