As someone who has studied execution methods in the U.S., I see the resumption of death by firing squad as part of a morbid ...

If Sigmon's execution moves forward, he will become the first inmate in South Carolina executed by firing squad in modern history and the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.

Firing squads have a long and storied history in the U.S. They've served as a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way ...

Death by firing squad could become Idaho's primary method of execution under a bill headed to the governor's desk this week.

South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in ...

A 52-year-old man drowned at Lake Texoma on Monday, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Kaden Willbern from McKinney ...

Oklahoma state Sen. Dave Rader introduced a bill to pause executions and form a committee to review the state's death penalty procedures. "If we're going to have this as a part of this state, then let ...

Convicted murderer George John Hanson is back in Oklahoma custody for his death sentence to be carried out later this year.

This March 2019 photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows the state's electric chair in Columbia, ...

George John Hanson was transferred from a Louisiana federal prison to Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester on March 1.

Hanson arrived in Oklahoma to face a likely execution by the state for his murder conviction. The Biden administration ...