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Firing squad execution planned in South Carolina: Is the method making a return?

Brad Sigmon, set for execution by firing squad on March 7, seeks a delay, citing concerns over South Carolina’s lethal injection process. If carried out, it would be the first U.S. firing squad execution since 2010.

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How will death by firing squad be carried out in South Carolina?

The South Carolina Department of Corrections shared an overview of the protocols ahead of the state's first firing squad execution.

The Washington Post · 22h

South Carolina man set to face a firing squad seeks postponement, questioning execution procedures

A South Carolina man who is scheduled to die next week by firing squad is again asking that his execution be postponed and prison officials release more information about the state’s lethal injection drug and procedures.

WSOC Charlotte on MSN · 1d

SC man who requested execution by firing squad is fighting to stay alive

Brad Sigmon was convicted of beating two people to death with a baseball bat, and he’s scheduled to be executed in weeks. But instead of lethal injection, Sigmon chose to be executed by firing squad.

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In the fight over Louisiana's execution plans, religion plays a prominent role

Faith activism against the state's plan to resume executions adds to a history of religious engagement with social questions ...

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Supreme Court throws out death penalty conviction over dubious testimony

The Supreme Court on Feb. 25 threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has ...

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Jury selection starts in second death penalty trial for admitted Sacramento cop killer

Ramos pleaded guilty to killing Sacramento police rookie Tara O’Sullivan, but a prior jury deadlocked on whether he should be ...

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Mario Canseco: Support for death penalty endures in Canada, polling reveals

More than half of Canadians still support capital punishment for murder cases—will that ever translate into policy?

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81-year-old death row inmate dies weeks before his scheduled execution

Louisiana inmate Christopher Sepulvado died Saturday, just over three weeks before he was scheduled to be put to death for ...

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Iowa needs capital punishment to deter violent prison inmates | Letters

Iowans and their elected officials are doing nothing to protect both prison employees and inmates from death. So please ...

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Man facing death penalty asks for trial to be delayed

Two death penalty cases in South Dakota will take center stage in different courtrooms this week. South Dakota’s Attorney General Marty Jackley will make ...

Activists to hold vigils to protest death penalty in Singapore as a Malaysian man awaits execution

Rights activists in Singapore and Malaysia will hold candlelight vigils to protest capital punishment as Singaporean authorities prepare to execute a Malaysian man for drug trafficking despite mountin ...

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Mother demands capital punishment for Armaghan

The mother of slain youth Mustafa Amir, alongside a social welfare organisation, staged a protest at Karachi's Teen Talwar to demand justice for her brutally killed son.Mustafa Amir was kidnapped and ...

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