For the first time in its history, the U. S. Supreme Court has decided to review the use of the electric chair to carry out death sentences. Since its first use in 1890, there have been several ...

I watched my client's execution by firing squad. He chose it after three lethal injection executions left men lingering on a ...

South Carolina’s highest court has rejected the last major appeal from Mikal Mahdi, who is scheduled to die by firing squad ...

A few more details are known about South Carolina's firing squad as the state prepares to carry out its second execution by ...

the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method, which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal injection. Three volunteer prison employees used rifles to carry out the ...

A total of 75 prisoners were executed in this fashion with the first being Hilton Fortenberry. He was convicted of capital murder in Jefferson Davis County. The electric chair is now on display at ...