Tennessee lawmakers are considering whether to replace lethal injection with other execution methods after the state's recent ...

The Justice Department is expanding federal execution protocols, including firing squad. An AlterNet commentary raises concerns, but no public execution is anno ...

The 50-year-old convicted murderer remained alive after receiving two doses of pentobarbital on Sept. 30 and has been hospitalized since ...

Stoning is considered the 'most brutal' death penalty method. Find out which five countries still sanction stoning as a legal punishment.

Are firing squad executions legal in the U.S.? Here's what to know after Trump approved a military firing-squad execution for Nidal Malik Hasan.

The upcoming gubernatorial race has high stakes for Ohio’s death penalty. Gov. Mike DeWine has upheld an unofficial ...

On Sept. 30, Christa Pike became the first known person to survive a lethal injection. While lethal injection is the most common execution method in the U.S., it has historically recorded the highest ...

Some of Tennessee’s top Republicans said Monday they want to explore alternative ways of executing condemned prisoners after the failed execution of Christa Pike, which relied on a large dose of ...

A botched execution in Tennessee is drawing renewed attention to lethal injection procedures across the country, including in ...

The Pentagon says Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad in December at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 people in 2009. The announcement came days after a botched lethal injection in Tennessee.

Tennessee’s unsuccessful attempt to end the life of Christa Pike with a lethal injection is spurring debate over capital punishment techniques, and whether the death penalty should exist at all.

This story describes the lethal injection procedure used in a death penalty. In May, a group of healthcare workers spent about an hour trying to establish complete IV access so they could inject Tony ...