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He spent 27 years on death row. Now a judge says the science used to convict him couldn’t be trusted

Jimmie Duncan had originally been convicted of first-degree murder in 1998 after prosecutors accused him of raping and drowning 23-month-old Haley Oliveaux

The Independent UK

What to know about the evolution of execution methods in the US

A federal appeals court says Alabama's use of nitrogen gas for executions needs more study to see if it violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment

The Independent UK

Tennessee death row inmate Tony Carruthers avoids execution after officials fail to find vein

Carruthers would have been the first person executed after being forced to represent himself in over a century

The Independent UK

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US to put four prisoners to death this week as Trump pushes for executions

Killings scheduled in Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma and South Carolina despite concern over states’ methods

The Guardian - US

Lethal injection, electrocution and now firing squads. A look at US execution methods

South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in the U.S. in nearly 15 years

The Independent UK

Alabama seeks to join states that allow the death penalty for child rape

Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation that would allow child rapists to be sentenced to death

The Independent UK

Indiana shrouds executions in secrecy, defying long tradition of public oversight

Executions have historically been carried out with at least some public scrutiny, from public hangings in the town square to lethal injections in prisons witnessed by journalists

The Independent UK

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Indiana seeks first execution since 2009 after acquiring lethal injection drug, governor says

Indiana Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb says the state plans to resume executions for the first time in over a decade after acquiring a drug used for lethal injection

The Independent UK

Idaho prepares to execute one of the longest-serving death row inmates in the U.S.

Officials say Thomas Creech's spiritual advisor will be allowed to stand next to Creech with a hand on his shoulder during the scheduled Wednesday execution. Creech has been imprisoned since 1974.

WEKU

Executions are on the rise in the U.S., even as public support wanes

Twenty-four executions have been carried out in 2023 — five more than last year, the Death Penalty Information Center says. Meanwhile, 50% of Americans say the death penalty is applied unfairly.

WEKU

No Path to Redemption for Devout Death Row Inmates

Texas offers religious education to the condemned but rarely values religious growth when considering clemency requests.

Texas Observer

States try to obscure execution details as drugmakers hinder lethal injection

In 2011, Jeffrey Motts was executed in South Carolina. More than a decade later, the state hasn’t carried out another execution because officials have struggled to obtain the drugs needed for lethal injection.

Tribune News Service

Idaho governor signs firing squad execution bill into law

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a bill allowing firing squads to execute death row inmates when lethal injection drugs are unavailable

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