For centuries, societies have searched for a way to execute criminals without cruelty, believing progress could make death humane. We trace how the United States moved from hangings and electric ...
(NewsNation) — For the first time in 15 years, the United States is putting someone to death using a firing squad. Death row inmate Brad Sigmon is scheduled to be executed in South Carolina on Friday.
Ohio prison officials said Monday that a review of the controversial January execution of Dennis McGuire has determined that he did not suffer any distress. McGuire, who was convicted of raping and ...