An autopsy later revealed that none of the bullets hit his heart directly, and that his chest showed only two bullet wounds ...

Some U.S. politicians insist that the execution methods in their state are relatively painless. But it’s all a farce.

Death row inmate seeks to volunteer to die after friends are executed in South Carolina - The inmate appears to want to die ...

Two South Carolina legislators are seeking an investigation into the state's firing squad execution last month.

Lawyers who represent the recently executed Mikal Mahdi are alleging that the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) ...

A pathologist hired by attorneys for death row inmates says a South Carolina man executed by firing squad was conscious and ...

Opinion editor Matthew T. Hall writes that the state of South Carolina say everything went according to plan, but that’s not ...

Cop-killer Mikal Mahdi yelled in pain when he was shot inside of the state’s death chamber on April 11. He was executed for ...

Mikal Mahdi was killed last month by prison officials, but autopsy results indicated that executioners did not follow ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The legal team for a man who was executed by firing squad in South Carolina claims the process was ...

Our politicians want tough-guy credit for killing killers, while detaching themselves from the reality of their decisions.

An inmate sentenced to death twice in two South Carolina killings has been scheduled to be executed on June 13 ...