Tennessee lawmakers are considering whether to replace lethal injection with other execution methods after the state's recent ...

The Justice Department is expanding federal execution protocols, including firing squad. An AlterNet commentary raises concerns, but no public execution is anno ...

The 50-year-old convicted murderer remained alive after receiving two doses of pentobarbital on Sept. 30 and has been hospitalized since ...

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Tennessee Republicans Consider More Execution Options After Christa Pike Lethal Injection Fails Some of Tennessee’s top Republicans said Monday they want to explore alternative ways of executing ...

Stoning is considered the 'most brutal' death penalty method. Find out which five countries still sanction stoning as a legal punishment.

On Sept. 30, Christa Pike became the first known person to survive a lethal injection. While lethal injection is the most common execution method in the U.S., it has historically recorded the highest ...

The Pentagon says Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad in December at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 people in 2009. The announcement came days after a botched lethal injection in Tennessee.

A botched execution in Tennessee is drawing renewed attention to lethal injection procedures across the country, including in ...

The upcoming gubernatorial race has high stakes for Ohio’s death penalty. Gov. Mike DeWine has upheld an unofficial ...

Some of Tennessee’s top Republicans said Monday they want to explore alternative ways of executing condemned prisoners after the failed execution of Christa Pike, which relied on a large dose of ...