Inmate Stephen Stanko was leaning toward a death by firing squad but changed his mind when he couldn't get more details about ...

Stephen Stanko is hoping a South Carolina federal judge will pause his upcoming execution following claims by his attorneys ...

Lawyers for a South Carolina death row inmate are heading to federal court to argue that the state is not properly carrying out executions.

A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders was put to death Friday by lethal injection in the state’s ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected a request from an inmate set to die next month for more information on the firing squad after concerns about the last execution by bullets in April.

A federal judge refused to halt the execution of Stephen Stanko, set for Friday, saying his lawyers provided no evidence that ...

A South Carolina man on death row who had been considering death by firing squad opted Friday for lethal injection instead after another inmate appeared to linger before dying when bullets ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request for more information on the firing squad from an inmate set to die next month over concerns about whether a ...

South Carolina Death Row. Death row inmates in South Carolina are given the choice of their method of execution between lethal injection, the electric chair and the firing squad.