Accusing the state of “reckless maladministration” of the lethal-injection process, an attorney for condemned killer Ronald ...

The Florida Supreme Court issued a final ruling on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, paving the way for the execution of Ronald Palmer Heath next week. In an opinion, the justices rejected a series of ...

Arizona's botched executions have sparked a national debate over the use of lethal injections, with questions raised about ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has not ...

Harold Wayne Nichols, a death row inmate in Tennessee, has declined to select his preferred execution method for his scheduled December 11 death. That means that the state will proceed with lethal ...

Capital punishment remains legal throughout much of the United States. However, the form of execution does vary. These are ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A group of news organizations is suing Tennessee’s Department of Corrections commissioner and a prison warden over the limitations the state’s execution methods present to ...

Sen. Mike Young said the bill would provide the IDOC with an option if lethal injection drugs are unavailable. Those who ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.(AP) — Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols on Monday declined to choose between the electric chair and lethal injection for his Dec. 11 execution, meaning the state will ...