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Idaho paused the execution of a 73-year-old serial killer because it couldn't find his veins for a lethal injection, leaving time for his death warrant to expire
Thomas Creech, 73, was due to be executed on Wednesday, meaning his death warrant expired at 11:59 …
Matthew Loh
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Controversial three-drug lethal injection method is constitutional for death row inmates in Oklahoma, federal judge rules
The plaintiffs argued that there was "a substantial risk" that the protocol would "produce severe p…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Lethal injection is supposed to be a 'peaceful' way to execute death row inmates, but experts say it violates the US Constitution
Two Oklahoma death row inmates sought death by firing squad instead as an alternative to the three-…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Autopsy report for death row inmate John Marion Grant — who convulsed and vomited during his execution — reveals new information about his execution
Oklahoma's lethal injection protocol is highly controversial, with critics saying it causes unneces…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Idaho GOP lawmaker who wants to bring back firing squads says it's a 'more humane' option than lethal injection
Idaho officials recently put off the execution of a convicted murderer because the state couldn't l…
Natalie Musumeci
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Oklahoma's first execution in 6 years ends with inmate vomiting and convulsing before his death
Oklahoma had previously put a pause on executions after two inmates died in botched lethal injectio…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Idaho becomes 5th state after Utah, South Carolina, Mississippi and Oklahoma to allow death by firing squads as companies limit use of drugs for lethal injections
Idaho, like other states, is struggling to acquire drugs required for lethal injection after drug m…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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The 'only living execution survivor' described his botched lethal injection experience as 'physical and mental torture,' court documents show
The inmate had attempted to request nitrogen hypoxia as his method of death because he said people …
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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4 years after a man's rushed execution, new tests find someone else's DNA on the murder weapon
Trump-appointee Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch cast the deciding vote with his first recorded v…
Erin Snodgrass
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Trump's barbarism isn't just on display at the Capitol, he's also on a death penalty killing spree.
One-fourth of all the federal executions of the past century were ordered by President Donald Trump…
Anthony L. Fisher
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2 death row inmates seek execution by firing squad instead of lethal injection method: 'It will be quicker'
Donald Grant and Gilbert Postelle requested a halt to their executions until after a trial over the…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Doctors are asking states to use their lethal-injection drugs to treat patients with COVID-19, instead
In an April 9 letter to directors of state prisons, obtained by The Marshall Project's Keri Blaking…
Charles Davis
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South Carolina officials may soon force death-row inmates to decide if they want to be executed by lethal injection, electric char or a firing squad
South Carolina currently has 37 inmates on death row, though the state has not conducted an executi…
Kelly McLaughlin
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This king cobra researcher is happy to endure a lethal bite or two for the sake of his passion
Gowri Shankar and his wife Sharmila have now set up and run two organisations - Kalinga Cent…
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Arkansas wants to execute 8 men days before its lethal injection drugs expires
Like several other states, Arkansas uses a combination of potassium chloride, midazolam, and vecuro…
Veronika Bondarenko
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Here's what the drugs in Arkansas' lethal injection cocktail do ― and why they're so controversial
Because doctors take the Hippocratic Oath to do no harm, they generally do not aid in executions. D…
Dana Varinsky
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The Supreme Court case challenging lethal injections is getting ridiculous
That prompted a response from Konrad that seemed to contradict itself: "Well, what I'm saying is th…
Christina Sterbenz
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Killer Gasped And Clutched His Chest For 10 Minutes After Receiving Untested Lethal Injection Combo
In the wake of country-wide execution drug shortages, many states have planned to try new, untested…
Christina Sterbenz
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There's A Shady, All-Cash Economy For Lethal Injection Drugs
Amid growing opposition to the death penalty, manufacturers of a key ingredient of lethal injection…
Corey Adwar
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Pfizer just became the latest pharmaceutical company to block its drugs from being used in lethal injection
Still, many drug companies have succeeded in limiting the use of their drugs, which is why many sta…