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Tennessee will have its first execution in years. Here's which states have the death penalty and what methods are used

This story has been updated to reflect a stay of execution for one of the death row inmates previously assigned a September execution date. Tennessee will hold one of its first executions in years on ...
WWNO

The doctor defending Louisiana’s controversial execution method

Dr. Joseph Antognini travels across the nation, being paid over $500 an hour by government officials who rely on him to vouch for their execution protocols. This is part of “Operating Capital,” an ...
Des Moines Register

'A remarkable development': States expanding their execution methods to firing squad, more

Until the past 18 months, death row inmates in the United States were executed with mostly one method in modern history: lethal injection. It's a unique situation globally. While many nations are ...
The Middletown Press

Death by firing squad set to resume in the US – but no matter the method, all means of execution come with a troubling history

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Austin Sarat, Amherst College (THE CONVERSATION) Barring any late developments, the ...
New Orleans City Business

Appeals court says Louisiana can carry out the state’s first nitrogen gas execution next week

Louisiana’s first execution using nitrogen gas is set to move forward as planned next week after a federal appeals court on Friday vacated a preliminary injunction granted by a lower judge. With a ...