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I have overseen 28 executions. The trauma experienced by everyone involved in the process continues to have an enduring impact. I am concerned about the experimental approach the state of Utah is ...

IDAHO -- The Idaho Department of Corrections made changes to its execution chamber and procedures following the failed execution of convicted killer Thomas Eugene Creech. Creech was supposed to be ...

PHOENIX — Arizona’s attorney general is weighing in on the state’s execution procedures following the botched execution of an Oklahoma inmate this week. Following reports that inmate Clayton Lockett’s ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — 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 ...

Oklahoma Mary Fallin (R) has ordered an independent review of the state’s procedures for executions in response to a botched execution of an inmate. Fallin’s announcement came a day after inmate ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man ...