That less enlightened era was certainly on display in Sigmon’s execution. To prepare for it, South Carolina renovated its death chamber. It installed “bullet-resistant glass between the death ...

Budget preparation and execution should be open in the sense that information is readily available on how budgets are prepared and executed (for instance, budget circulars and information on the ...

Now, a team of sharpshooters is practicing its aim for what is poised to be the first firing squad execution in the state’s history on Friday. Death by firing squad remains an extremely uncommon ...

Tennessee's attorney general has filed notice seeking execution dates for five men on death row. It's another sign the state is ready to resume putting down men facing capital sentences.