Another concerning aspect of capital punishment that needs more attention from medical communities is the use of medical ...

Alabama is preparing to employ a new method of execution using nitrogen gas following botched attempts at lethal injections last year. But a spiritual adviser to death row inmates told CBS News he ...

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Tennessee's corrections chief said Wednesday that the department expects to unveil a new process for executing inmates by the end of the year, signaling a possible end to a yearslong pause due to ...

PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes took a step toward seeking an execution warrant for convicted murderer Aaron Brian Gunches on Friday. Last week, Mayes said she would seek to end Arizona’s latest ...

Kentucky hasn't carried out an execution since 2008 when its lethal injection practices came under scrutiny. But there's ...

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