Death row inmates ask for pause in executions over winter holiday
1 day ago · COLUMBIA — Attorneys for death row inmates are asking the state Supreme Court to wait until after New Year’s Day to issue any more death warrants, according to court filings. …
Upcoming Executions | Death Penalty Information Center
Nov 17, 2017 · Upcoming Executions. Last updated on November 6, 2024. This page will be updated at 12 noon (Eastern Time) each day. to reflect executions that occurred in the …
Robert Roberson case: What’s next for the Texas death row …
Oct 22, 2024 · The case of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson evolved dramatically as his execution, scheduled for last Thursday, was halted.
Alabama puts to death Kenneth Smith in first known execution …
Jan 25, 2024 · Alabama on Thursday night executed Kenneth Smith, the first death row inmate known to die by nitrogen gas, marking the emergence of a wholly new method of execution in …
Alabama death row inmate James Barber is executed following ... - CNN
Jul 20, 2023 · Alabama death row inmate James Barber was executed early Friday morning after the US Supreme Court denied his request for a stay, despite his claim that lethal injection …
Kenneth Eugene Smith: US inmate faces first nitrogen execution …
The Supreme Court has refused to grant a last-minute reprieve to an Alabama death row inmate facing the first ever US execution by nitrogen inhalation.
Florida and Texas carried out more than half of all executions in ... - NPR
Dec 1, 2023 · Nationally, executions climbed for the second year in a row in 2023, with Texas and Florida accounting for more than half, according to a year-end-report by the Death Penalty …
Oklahoma death row inmate had three 'last meals.' He's back at …
Oct 7, 2024 · OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma has set execution dates nine times for death row inmate Richard Glossip. The state has fed him three “last meals.” Glossip has even been …
Alabama nitrogen gas execution reignites US ... - Associated Press News
Jan 27, 2024 · Alabama executed convicted murderer Smith with nitrogen gas Thursday, putting him to death with a first-of-its-kind method that once again placed the U.S. at the forefront of …
Robert Roberson's death penalty case proceeds despite ... - CBS News
Oct 18, 2024 · The scheduled execution of a death row inmate whose case has drawn widespread scrutiny was halted by the Texas Supreme Court late Thursday night as doubts …