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The history of the death penalty in Louisiana: How executions, opinions changed over time
It's been 15 years since Louisiana executed a death row prisoner. Here's when the death penalty started in Louisiana and what ...
Bill to use firing squad as state's primary execution method advances to Idaho Senate floor
This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press. A bill establishing firing squads as Idaho’s primary method of execution ...
Idaho bill making firing squads primary form of execution heads to the Senate
Supporters of the bill focused their arguments on efficiency, while some opponents cite a lack of data could bring potential ...
Five years after last execution, Tennessee attorney general looks to resume killings
The Tennessee Attorney General's Office is asking the state Supreme Court to set execution dates for five people on death row ...
Bill to make firing squad main method of execution in Idaho moves to Senate floor
A bill to make death by firing squad the main method of execution in Idaho is moving to the Senate floor for a vote after passing the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee on Wednesday afternoon.
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Louisiana resuming executions after 15 years, advances nitrogen gas method
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced the state will resume executions after a 15-year hiatus, potentially using the ...
Proposed legislation would add nitrogen gas to execution methods in Arkansas
A newly proposed bill in Arkansas would add nitrogen gas as a method to execute death row inmates in the state.
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Arkansas bill would allow the use of nitrogen gas in executions
A bill filed in Arkansas legislature Friday would allow the use of nitrogen gas in methods of executions if it passed as law.