Death Penalty

• Ohio considers using nitrogen gas for executions after Alabama case

  Three states — Alabama, Mississippi and Oklahoma — have already authorized nitrogen hypoxia as an execution method, and many more are looking for new ways to execute people.

  Crime

  Jan 30
  
• Alabama executes convict with nitrogen gas in 1st use of method in U.S.

  Officials said Kenneth Eugene Smith was pronounced dead at 8:25 p.m. at an Alabama prison after breathing pure nitrogen gas through a face mask to cause oxygen deprivation.

  U.S. News

  Jan 25
  
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• Pittsburgh synagogue shooter eligible for death penalty, jury says

  The gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 is eligible for the death penalty, a federal jury announced Thursday.

  U.S. News

  Jul 13, 2023
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• After 3rd failed lethal injection, governor asks for pause on executions in Alabama

  Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has asked the Department of Corrections to undertake a "top-to-bottom" review of the state's capital punishment system after numerous botched executions.

  World

  Nov 22, 2022
• Japan’s death row inmates learn they’re being executed on the same day. Now 2 are suing

  The practice of not informing inmates until shortly before execution has long been decried by international human rights organizations for the stress it places on prisoners.

  World

  Nov 5, 2021
• Oklahoma delays 7 executions due to 35-day notice requirement

  O'Connor said the originally requested date of Aug. 25 for Grant would have allowed for compliance with the 35-day requirement, but the appeals court did not respond.

  World

  Sep 8, 2021
• Fate of Canadian man on death row in Montana remains uncertain amid proposed law 

  The fate of a Canadian man on death row in Montana could become more tenuous as the state gets closer to removing obstacles that prevent it from resuming executions.

  Crime

  Apr 5, 2021
• U.S. carries out 13th and final execution of prisoner under Trump administration

  President-elect Joe Biden, a vocal opponent of the death penalty, has said he will try to end the policy after he takes office.

  World

  Jan 16, 2021
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• Japan’s ‘Twitter Killer’ sentenced to death for serial murders

  Takahiro Shiraishi was arrested in 2017 after police found several victims in cold storage at his apartment.

  Trending

  Dec 15, 2020
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• U.S. carries out 9th execution of the year as Trump presidency closes

  Four more federal executions, including one Friday, are planned in the weeks before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.

  World

  Dec 11, 2020