All posts tagged "Lethal Injection"
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Alec Siegel | March 28, 2017
Arkansas Can’t Find Enough Witnesses for Upcoming Executions
Eight executions are scheduled over 10 days in April.
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Nicole Zub | January 23, 2017
Is the U.S. Slowly Phasing Out Capital Punishment?
In 2016, the U.S. saw a record decline in death penalty use and public support.
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Mary Kate Leahy | July 18, 2016
Death Is Different: Restricting the Sale of Lethal Injection Drugs
Should companies make it harder for states to buy execution drugs?
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Emma Von Zeipel | May 15, 2016
Pfizer Prohibits Use of its Drugs for Executions
It's the last major company to do so.
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Anneliese Mahoney | May 19, 2015
This Process May Stop the Government From Executing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Convicted Boston bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev may not see his lethal injection for decades.
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Corinne Fitamant | March 27, 2015
Death by Firing Squad Now Legal in Utah
Death row prisoners in Utah can now be executed by firing squad if lethal injection drugs are unavailable.
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Allison Dawson | February 19, 2015
Utah May Bring Back the Firing Squad
Utah legislators are debating bringing back the firing squad instead of lethal injection in death penalty cases.
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Eric Essagof | August 12, 2014
It’s Time To Bring Back The Firing Squad
In the United States, it's getting harder and harder to kill people. Recently a federal judge suggested a...
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Eric Essagof | July 21, 2014
Cruel and Unusual: California Death Penalty Delays
A federal judge ruled last week that California’s death penalty system is unconstitutional because it violates the Eighth...
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Eric Essagof | June 12, 2014
Lethal Injection Crisis in America: How States Are Solving the Problem
Due to lethal injection crisis in America--the dwindling access to typical lethal injection drugs-- states across the nation...
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Anneliese Mahoney | December 19, 2013
Is the US Done With the Death Penalty?
The United States will be able to report a lower number of executions in 2013. Thirty-nine people were...