A Georgia judge on Monday ordered a temporary pause to a December execution that was already put on hold, saying questions about the state’s clemency process must be addressed before Stacey Humphreys’ ...

The next inmate set to be put to death will be the first to die by firing squad in South Carolina.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC/AP) - An inmate was executed by a firing squad for the murders he committed in 2004. Three prison employees, all with live ammunition, have volunteered to carry out the execution ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Men on death row are housed at Florida State Prison and Union Correctional Institution in Raiford southwest of Jacksonville. The ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — In a story Sept. 29 about an attempt by Arkansas inmates to cancel their upcoming executions, The Associated Press reported erroneously the names of the three states in which ...

Senate Bill 11 was introduced as lethal injection drugs have become more expensive and hard to get, leading some states to turn to other methods.