Tag: Executions
Tennessee inmate found dead after execution date request
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee death row inmate Stephen Hugueley has died three days after the state filed a motion to set his execution date....
Tennessee death row inmate makes rare court appearance
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee death row inmate made a rare public appearance Friday during a court hearing about claims that he is intellectually...
Texas inmate faces execution after killing 3 family members
HOUSTON — A Texas inmate faces execution on Wednesday after killing his pregnant wife, 5-year-old daughter and father-in-law more than a decade ago in...
Biden’s silence on executions adds to death penalty disarray
CHICAGO — Activists widely expected Joe Biden to take swift action against the death penalty as the first sitting president to oppose capital punishment,...
Nevada plans to use 3 or 4 drugs for late-July execution
LAS VEGAS — Nevada prison officials on Thursday disclosed that they want to use a never-before-tried combination of drugs for the state’s first lethal...
Federal judge won’t halt upcoming South Carolina executions
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal judge on Friday declined to halt the upcoming executions of two South Carolina prisoners slated to die later this...
Arizona refurbishes gas chamber in push to resume executions
PHOENIX — As it aims to resume executions after a seven-year hiatus, Arizona has refurbished its gas chamber, where the nation's last lethal-gas execution...
Longest serving death row inmate in US resentenced to life
HOUSTON — The longest serving death row inmate in the U.S. was resentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after prosecutors in Texas concluded...
South Carolina judge refuses to block 2 scheduled executions
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina judge on Tuesday refused to block two executions set for later this month as she considers a lawsuit...
South Carolina court weighs pausing new death penalty law
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina judge heard arguments Monday on whether to temporarily halt a new law effectively forcing death row prisoners to...