Braun clarifies Indiana acquisition of execution drugs; reveals more than $1M spent
Four doses of execution drugs were purchased — some which were used while others expired.
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‘Violent’ moment during Indiana execution draws scrutiny; DOC officials deny ‘botched’ process
Questions remain about Benjamin Ritchie’s early Tuesday execution after his attorneys reported seeing sudden, unexpected movement during the lethal injection process.
Death row inmate Joseph Corcoran executed for quadruple murder
Convicted murderer Joseph Corcoran was pronounced dead by lethal injection at 12:44 a.m. Wednesday morning, marking the first Indiana execution since 2009.
Oklahoma executes man convicted of double slaying in 2002
Michael Dewayne Smith received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester and was pronounced dead at 10:20 a.m., Oklahoma Department of Corrections spokesperson Lance West said.
Firing-squad executions get the green light in South Carolina
South Carolina has given the green light to firing-squad executions, a method codified into state law last year after a decadelong pause in carrying out death sentences because of the state’s inability to procure lethal injection drugs.