The last time such an execution took place was 15 years ago, in Utah. The South Carolina inmate chose the method because of his concerns about lethal injection, his lawyer said. By Eduardo Medina ...

Brad Sigmon, a 67-year-old inmate, is scheduled for execution by firing squad in South Carolina, marking the first such case in the US since 2010. Convicted for the 2001 murders of his ex ...

A South Carolina inmate is set to die by firing squad Friday, a rare execution method in the United States that experts say may be making a comeback in more states as lethal injection drugs become ...

South Carolina executed a death row inmate by firing squad Friday, the first time in modern history the method has been used in the state. The 67-year-old inmate, Brad Sigmon, was convicted of a ...

The bill comes after one attempt to execute an inmate via lethal injection failed, with officials unable to set an intravenous line. In 2021, South Carolina passed a law allowing execution by ...

“It’s attempting to defy these well-established protections” for inmates’ safety and adequate healthcare, Saenz said of the BOP’s rescission order. The new guidance says nothing about ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The state of South Carolina executed a prisoner Friday evening with a firing squad, an extremely rare method that had not been used in the United States since 2010. The inmate ...

The North Carolina State of Investigation is joining Robeson County sheriff’s deputies in probing the death of an inmate who was being housed at the county’s detention center. Sheriff Burnis ...