Harold Wayne Nichols was executed by lethal injection in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday for the 1988 rape and murder of 20 ...

Tennessee is preparing to execute Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection for the 1988 rape and murder of 20-year-old Karen ...

Eddie Slovik made a series of decisions that turned him into the only American soldier executed for desertion since the Civil ...

Forty-four death row inmates across the U.S. have been executed this year, reaching a level not seen in more than a decade.

South Carolina's execution of Stephen Bryant has reignited debate over the use of the firing squad, which is authorized in ...

An Indiana state senator is expected to file a bill that would allow executions to be conducted via firing squad.

Senate Bill 11, introduced by Republican Sen. Michael Young, would allow Indiana death row inmates to request execution by firing squad if lethal injection is unavailable, taking effect in 2026.

An Indiana State Senator is expected to file a bill later this month that would allow executions to be conducted via firing ...

A proposed bill in Indiana may introduce execution by firing squad as an alternative to lethal injection due to difficulties ...

The death penalty in Indiana could soon be carried out by a five-person firing squad if a newly introduced bill gains ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina firing squad has executed a man Friday, the third person to die by that method in the state this year. Three prison employees, all with live ammunition, volunteered ...