LUCASVILLE, Ohio, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Ohio prison authorities say they will use a new method of lethal injection on a convicted killer next week, becoming the first in the nation to do so.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 22 (UPI) -- A federal judge says while the lethal-injection system used in death sentences in Ohio may be flawed, it is not unconstitutional.
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The clock counting down the time remaining in convicted killer William Castillo's life was stopped Monday when the Nevada Supreme Court blocked his execution.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday issued a last-minute stay of execution for Texas deathrow inmate Carlton Turner Jr.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it had agreed to decide whether death by lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy filed a lawsuit to have the state's method of execution by lethal injection declared unconstitutional.
BANGKOK, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Four death-row prisoners Friday became the first to die in Thailand by lethal injection, which has replaced shooting as the country's method of execution.
JACKSON, Ga., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- A man convicted of the robbery and killing of a convenience store clerk was put to death Thursday in Georgia?s first execution by lethal injection. The method of Terry Mincey?s execution was changed after the Georgia Supreme Court ruled the state?s electr
JACKSON, Ga., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- A man convicted of the robbery and killing of a convenience store clerk was put to death Thursday in Georgia's first execution by lethal injection. The method o