Louisiana death row inmate seeks to halt execution as state unseals nitrogen gas protocol

Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman, a Louisiana death row inmate scheduled for execution on March 18, are asking a federal judge to ...
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‘Violent’ moment during Indiana execution draws scrutiny; DOC officials deny ‘botched’ process

Little is known about Indiana's protocols for using pentobarbital, a drug used by Department of Correction officials to carry out two recent state executions. (Getty Images) Questions remain about ...
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Secrecy concerns over SC firing squad highlighted after inmate picks another way to die this week

COLUMBIA — Just a couple of months ago, Stephen Stanko was leaning toward being executed by gunfire. Despite the associated blood and gore, the firing squad offered a quick, sure and less-agonizing ...
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Judge orders release of records related to TN executions amid death row inmate’s lawsuit over secrecy

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Knox County judge has ordered the state of Tennessee to release records related to the state’s lethal execution protocol. This order comes as a death row inmate is suing ...
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Media coalition sues Tennessee prison officials to get more access to executions

A coalition of news organizations including The Associated Press is suing Tennessee’s top prisons official and a warden, alleging state execution protocols unconstitutionally limit the media's access ...