Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Little is known about Indiana's protocols for using pentobarbital, a drug used by Department of Correction officials to carry out ...

The senators said they support the death penalty but are concerned about what they called the state’s failure to carry out a ...

Major Tennessee news outlets including the company that owns WBIR are pushing to make more of the state's execution process open for public scrutiny. Broadcaster TEGNA Inc., along with the Associated ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Davidson County chancellor has ordered state prison officials to allow official witnesses to see more of the process when an inmate is put to death. Several media groups including ...

(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — Questions remain about Benjamin Ritchie’s early Tuesday execution after his attorneys reported seeing sudden, unexpected movement during the lethal injection process. But ...