Lethal injection, firing squad and nitrogen gas. A look at US execution methods
Louisiana is preparing this week to execute a man by nitrogen gas, the first execution in the state in 15 years. Since the ...
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Barbarians at the Death House Gate: the Firing Squad Returns to America
Brad Sigmon was executed to exhibit the power of the state over its citizens. By choosing to be put to death by firing squad, ...
South Carolina sets date for 5th execution in under 7 months
A South Carolina inmate is set to become the fifth person to be put to death since the state resumed executions in September after a 13-year pause.
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Prison-manufactured items sold across Iowa calls to question ethics of prison labor
Tucked away five miles south of Newton, Iowa, Newton Correctional Facility holds 938 low- and medium-security inmates. The ...
South Carolina man executed by firing squad; first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the ...
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South Carolina inmate executed by firing squad for first time in US since 2010
Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad – the first such execution in ...
Who is Brad Keith Sigmon, the South Carolina Death Row inmate who chose the firing squad
If Sigmon's execution moves forward, he will become the first inmate in South Carolina executed by firing squad in modern history and the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.
Firing squad witness describes South Carolina execution of Brad Sigmon: "My heart started pounding"
Jeffrey Collins was one of three media witnesses for the firing squad execution of Brad Sigmon. He has been a witness to 11 ...
In a first for South Carolina, Brad Sigmon is executed by firing squad
Brad Sigmon is only the fourth person executed by firing squad in the United States since the death penalty resumed ...