A federal judge doesn't plan to stop the execution of a South Carolina inmate in two days because the convicted man's lawyers ...

South Carolina will carry out an execution of convicted murderer Freddie Owens via lethal injection. Here’s how the upcoming execution works.

History of lethal injection in S.C. South Carolina first adopted the method in 1995 as an alternative to the electric chair. Since then, 36 prisoners have been executed by lethal injection in the ...

A South Carolina inmate is set to die by firing squad Friday, a rare execution method in the United States that experts say may be making a comeback in more states as lethal injection drugs become ...

A federal judge refused to halt the execution of Stephen Stanko, set for Friday, saying his lawyers provided no evidence that ...

South Carolina first tried to add the firing squad to restart executions after its supply of lethal injection drugs expired and no company was willing to publicly sell them more. But the state had ...

A South Carolina man on death row for two separate murders in 2005 has opted to die by lethal injection. Stephen Christopher Stanko, who wrote a book about his experiences in prison following an ...

A South Carolina death row inmate is being required to choose between a firing squad, lethal injection and the electric chair for his Nov. 1 execution. Richard Moore, 59, was convicted of the ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina inmate who has spent more than half his life on death row has chosen to die by lethal injection instead of by electric chair or firing squad later this ...