Judge reopens challenge to Louisiana execution protocol as state prepares to use nitrogen gas
A federal judge has reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s execution protocol as the state prepares to carry out the death penalty using nitrogen gas in the coming weeks.
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Watkins urges restoration of death penalty
WARREN — Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins is urging federal and state officials to help restore Ohio’s ability to carry ...
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Debate on death penalty heats up
Mahoning County Prosecutor Lynn Maro was asked for her reaction to two letters Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins sent urging federal and state officials to help restore Ohio’s ability to carry ...
Trump's death penalty revival surfaces in Chicago gang case: 'That is textbook vindictive prosecution'
A federal jury found Donald “Lil’ Don” Lee and Torance “Blackie” Benson guilty of a racketeering conspiracy in November 2022 ...
New bill would make firing squad Arizona’s main method of execution
Could all executions in Arizona be carried out by firing squad? That’s one step closer to reality after a bill made it ...
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The future of the death penalty hangs in the balance in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho - As Idaho lawmakers discuss the future of the firing squad to carry out executions in the Gem State, the fates ...
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Death penalty case revived in federal courts, raising questions about Louisiana execution methods
The move could affect plans to execute two prisoners in March. "This case has always been about Louisiana’s execution ...
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad
The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 ...
7 On Your Side helps unfreeze woman's bank account after suspected check fraud
It's a move she's made a thousand times, but this time for Nereida Brown, an airline ramp agent at LaGuardia Airport, she ...