Oklahoma can move forward with its controversial lethal-injection drug, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday. Justice Samuel Alito Jr., writing for the majority, said prisoners who challenged the ...

In a lawsuit, convicted killer Christa Pike is arguing Tennessee's lethal injection procedure would be cruel and unusual punishment.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The planned execution of Tennessee death-row inmate Tony Carruthers was ...

Lethal injection was meant to be humane. The reality is bloody and brutal.

Tennessee's lethal injection protocol adopted a year and a half ago appears to include reduced training in IV placement. That ...

Justice Sonia Sotomayor expressed concerns about Florida’s lethal injection procedure on Tuesday, urging more transparency as the Supreme Court denied a man’s emergency bid to avoid execution later in ...

The lethal injection as a method of execution is coming under sustained attack in evidence given to a court in California, which could determine whether the procedure is dropped in the state with the ...

Inmate Charles Warner, the second of two Oklahoma death row prisoners originally scheduled to die on April 29th, won't go to the lethal injection chamber until at least November 13th. That's thanks to ...