After an attempt to add firing squads to Indiana law stalled in the Senate, a House panel on Wednesday passed a bill ...

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

The doxing bill was amended and passed out of the Indiana Senate Corrections and Criminal Law committee, while the firing squad bill was held — with an ominous message from the committee chairman ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bill introduced this legislative session would legalize a form of capital punishment largely used during the Civil War but very ...

COLUMBIA, S.C.(AP) — A man on death row in South Carolina who taunted investigators with messages written with a victim's blood chose Friday to die by firing squad. Stephen Bryant, 44, will be the ...

On Jan, 17, 1977, nation watched capital punishment drama as Gilmore, convicted for pair of homicides, was put to death.

Sen. Mike Young said the bill would provide the IDOC with an option if lethal injection drugs are unavailable. Those who oppose the bill argue it's unnecessary, inhumane and could invite lawsuits over ...