Death Penalty

Missouri Executes Man Despite Widespread Pleas To Spare His Life

Brian Dorsey is a “rare case where those of us who sit in judgment of a man convicted of capital murder got it wrong,” according to a former judge who upheld his death sentence.
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Oklahoma Executes Black Death Row Prisoner Michael Dewayne Smith Amid Capital Punishment Concerns

Smith's execution draws attention to the disproportion of capital punishment among Black people, drug users and those with intellectual disabilities.
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Georgia Executes Man Despite Intellectual Disability

Willie Pye was convicted for murdering his ex-girlfriend and committing other crimes nearly three decades ago.
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His Lawyers Advised Him To Plead Guilty In Exchange For Nothing. Now He’s Facing Execution.

Brian Dorsey is a “rare case where those of us who sit in judgment of a man convicted of capital murder got it wrong,” according to a former judge who upheld his death sentence.
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Texas Executes Man After 2 Decades Of Innocence Claims On Death Row

Discrepancies in a key testimony, a recanted testimony and apprehension from two jurors had cast doubt on Ivan Cantu's conviction.
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Idaho's Longest-Serving Death Row Prisoner's Execution Is Delayed After Failed Attempt

Thomas Creech, 73, has been convicted of five murders in multiple states. Idaho has not had an execution since 2012.
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Court Won't Delay Execution Of Death Row Prisoner

Thomas Creech was sentenced to death in 1983 for killing a fellow prisoner.
By GENE JOHNSON and REBECCA BOONE, AP

Ohio Could Be The Next State To Use Nitrogen Gas For Executions

Lawmakers introduced a bill they described as an effort at "kickstarting the state's stalled capital-punishment system."
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An AP Reporter's Account Of The First Nitrogen Gas Execution In The U.S.

For around 15 minutes, nitrogen gas flowed to Kenneth Eugene Smith's mask. He writhed against his restraints.
By Kim Chandler, AP

Federal Court Says Alabama Can Carry Out First Nitrogen Gas Execution

Attorneys for Kenneth Eugene Smith are expected to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in a final bid to halt the scheduled execution.
By KIM CHANDLER, AP