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Richard Moore, scheduled for execution later this month, has chosen to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair.

South Carolina's planned execution by firing squad is on hold for now

Apr 20, 2022
The state Supreme Court is temporarily blocking what was set to be South Carolina's first-ever firing squad execution. The planned April 29 execution of Richard Bernard Moore is now on hold.
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National
The execution chamber at the Utah State Prison after Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad in Draper, Utah, in 2010 for aggravated murder. Four bullet holes are visible in the wood panel behind the chair.

With Lethal Injections Harder To Come By, Some States Are Turning To Firing Squads

May 19, 2021
Unable to obtain lethal injection drugs, some states have turned to outmoded alternatives to execute prisoners on death row.
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Law
Willie B. Smith is on death row for his conviction in the 1991 abduction, robbery, and murder of 22-year-old Sharma Ruth Johnson.

Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Alabama Inmate Who Requested Pastor's Presence

Feb 12, 2021
Willie B. Smith III's death by lethal injection in an Alabama prison is on hold after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered state officials to allow him to have his pastor with him when he dies.
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Law
The entrance to the United States Penitentiary Terre Haute, Ind., is seen on Wednesday, where Wesley Purkey, convicted of a gruesome 1998 kidnapping and killing, is awaiting execution.

Federal Government Executes Second Man After Supreme Court Denies Appeals

Jul 16, 2020
Wesley Purkey was executed by lethal injection on Thursday, the second federal execution this week after a 17-year hiatus. The court's 5-4 decision allowed the execution to proceed.
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Law
This undated photo from the Alabama Department of Corrections shows Nathaniel Woods. Woods was executed late Thursday in Alabama.

Alabama Executes Man Convicted As Accomplice In Slaying Of Police Officers

Mar 05, 2020
The case of Nathaniel Woods garnered national attention, including from Martin Luther King III, the son of the late civil rights leader, who was among those who fought to block the execution.
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National
Calif., Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign an order on Wednesday imposing a moratorium on California's death penalty.

Gov. Gavin Newsom Suspends Death Penalty In California

Mar 12, 2019
California voters are the only ones who can repeal the death penalty, something they've rejected twice in recent elections. The Governor's moratorium will spare the lives of over 700 inmates.
NPR
Law
This file photo shows Alabama's lethal injection chamber at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala. Inmate Domineque Ray was put to death Thursday night without his spiritual adviser present in the chamber.

Justices Let Alabama Execute Death Row Inmate Who Wanted Imam By His Side

Feb 08, 2019
Domineque Ray said the state was violating his constitutional rights by only offering a Christian chaplain. The high court ruled 5-4 that the execution could go ahead as planned.
NPR
The Two-Way
This photo combo shows death row immates, from left, Thomas Whitaker from Texas, whose sentence was commuted Thursday, Doyle Lee Hamm from Alabama, and Eric Scott Branch from Florida.

Texas Commutes Death Sentence, As Execution Carried Out In Florida; Alabama Postpones

Feb 23, 2018
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott granted clemency for 38-year-old Thomas Whitaker. Meanwhile, Florida put to death Eric Scott Branch, and Alabama will have to reschedule the execution of Doyle Lee Hamm.
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The Two-Way
Arkansas death-row inmate Kenneth Williams is scheduled to be executed on Thursday.

Arkansas To Carry Out Its Final Execution In 8 Days

Apr 27, 2017
Lawyers for convicted murderer Kenneth Williams unsuccessfully sought stays from courts including the U.S. Supreme Court. Williams is the fourth and final inmate to die in Arkansas this month.
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The Two-Way
This combination of undated file photos provided by the Arkansas Department of Correction shows death-row inmates Jack Jones Jr., left, and Marcel Williams. The two Arkansas inmates were put to death Monday, in the nation's first double execution in more

Arkansas Executes Two Inmates, The First Double Execution In U.S. Since 2000

Apr 24, 2017
Arkansas had planned to kill eight death row inmates in 11 days before courts intervened in some of the cases. Officials wanted to move quickly before supplies of a key lethal injection drug expired.
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The Two-Way
Death row inmates Stacey Johnson (left) and Ledell Lee are both scheduled to be put to death Thursday, though court rulings have put those executions on hold for now.

Court Rulings Block 2 Scheduled Executions Today In Arkansas

Apr 20, 2017
Arkansas' attempt to carry out a spate of executions before the end of the month has so far been thwarted by a dizzying series of court decisions. The state is still preparing to execute the two men.
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The Two-Way
This combination of undated photos provided by the Arkansas Department of Correction shows the death row inmates in question. Top row (from left): Jack Harold Jones Jr., Marcel Williams, Stacey E. Johnson, Ledell Lee. Bottom row (from left): Jason F. McG

Courts Block 7 Executions Set For 11-Day Span In Arkansas

Apr 14, 2017
A county judge and the state supreme court ordered the state not to put the inmates to death. The larger case challenges lethal drugs. The other argues that the inmate is not sane.
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The Two-Way
Alabama's lethal injection chamber in 2002 at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala.

Amnesty Says 2016 Saw Fewer Executions But More Death Sentences

Apr 11, 2017
Amnesty estimates China killed more people than all the other countries put together. The U.S. fell off the list of the top five countries to carry out the death penalty for the first time since 2006.
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The Two-Way

Federal Judge Blocks 1 Of 8 Upcoming Executions In Arkansas

Apr 06, 2017
Arkansas was preparing to execute the inmates before one of its lethal-injection drugs expired. District Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. said one inmate's clemency bid requires the state to wait 30 days.
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Parallels
Lawyers for the family of Nie Shubin, who was executed by firing squad in 1995 for rape and murder, leave court in December 2014. China's Supreme Court exonerated Nie on Dec. 2, following years of effort by his family to clear his name.

China Exonerates Man Executed 21 Years Ago For A Murder He Didn't Commit

Dec 15, 2016
A grieving mother fought for more than 20 years to clear her son's name after his wrongful conviction. Miscarriages of justice are rarely reversed in China and this is seen as a landmark case.
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The Two-Way
An Iraqi man prays in 2015 for his slain relative, at the site of a mass grave, believed to contain the bodies of Iraqi soldiers killed by Islamic State group militants when they overran Camp Speicher military base, in Tikrit, Iraq.

Iraq Executes 36 Accused Of Slaying More Than A Thousand Iraqi Soldiers

Aug 21, 2016
They were accused of carrying out the 2014 ISIS massacre of over a thousand Iraqi troops. The U.N. discouraged fast-tracking the executions, saying torture may have been used to extract confessions.
NPR
The Two-Way

Tennessee Court Upholds Lethal Injection Procedures

Aug 26, 2015
A county judge ruled the state's use of the lethal injection was constitutional, but further appeals are all but certain.
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The Two-Way
People gather opposite Downing Street during a protest against the execution of a young woman in Iran, in October of last year. Amnesty International says that Iran has undergone an "unprecedented spike" in executions in recent months.

Executions In Iran Undergo 'Unprecedented Spike,' Amnesty Says

Jul 23, 2015
The rights advocacy group says it has credible reports that Iran executed at least 743 in 2014 and nearly as many so far this year, executing on average three people a day.
NPR
The Two-Way

Utah Lawmakers OK Firing Squad If Lethal Injection Unavailable

Mar 10, 2015
It's unclear if GOP Gov. Gary Herbert will sign the measure, which would make Utah the only state in the nation to allow firing squads, into law. Utah abandoned the practice more than a decade ago.
NPR
The Two-Way

Bill To Allow Execution By Firing Squad Advances In Utah

Feb 13, 2015
The Republican-controlled House has voted to revive the option, which was discontinued in 2004, if the state cannot obtain the drugs needed to perform an execution by lethal injection.
NPR
The Two-Way

Supreme Court Tells Oklahoma To Put Off Executions, Citing Drug Dispute

Jan 28, 2015
The execution of three inmates has been put on hold, as the Supreme Court intervenes in a case that involves the controversy over the drugs used to put people to death.
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