On Monday, a 64-year-old woman died for the first time in Switzerland in a specially designed suicide capsule, the Sarco, ...

For Marshall, restraint is weakness. His rage over Ivey’s decision reveals a man who sees capital punishment not as a last ...

Justices on Friday authorized the execution of Robin “Rocky” Myers, who was convicted in the 1991 killing of his neighbor, ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison ...

A newly proposed bill that would allow the use of nitrogen hypoxia as a method of execution in Arkansas has officially passed ...

A bill allowing for nitrogen hypoxia to be used as a criminal execution method for the Arkansas Department of Corrections ...

The bill would add nitrogen hypoxia to the list of alternatives to lethal injection available, alongside the electric chair.

In July 2024, the state legislature expanded its execution methods to include electrocution and nitrogen hypoxia, alongside ...

BATON ROUGE, LA – After a 15-year hiatus, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has announced his administration’s intent to resume ...

Attorneys argued that nitrogen gas executions are "cruel and unusual punishment," noting that veterinarians have banned them ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WVUE) - A Louisiana death row inmate scheduled to be the state’s first execution in 15 years had filed a ...