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South Carolina Firing Squad Execution Deemed Botched After Autopsy Findings

Pathologist reports reveal Mikal Mahdi suffered prolonged pain due to missed shots, raising legal and ethical concerns over the firing squad method.

Federal Judge Halts Louisiana's First Nitrogen Gas Execution

Louisiana Inmate Challenges Execution by Nitrogen Gas in Court

South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses Firing Squad for Execution, First Since 2010

Louisiana Death Row Inmate Dies Weeks Before Scheduled Execution

South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses Firing Squad for Execution

Alabama Executes Demetrius Frazier Using Controversial Nitrogen Gas Method

Trump Signs Executive Order to Expand Federal Death Penalty Policies

Justice Department Ends Federal Execution Protocol Over Pain Concerns

Idaho Updates Execution Protocols After Failed Lethal Injection

Alabama Executes Second Inmate with Controversial Nitrogen Gas Method

Alabama Executes Alan Eugene Miller Using Controversial Nitrogen Gas Method

Alabama to Proceed with Second Nitrogen Gas Execution After Settlement

South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty Methods

Alabama Executes Keith Gavin for 1998 Murder of Delivery Driver