The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Missouri death row inmate’s petition to be executed via firing squad instead of lethal injection after he argued that lethal injection would cause him significant pain due to his medical condition. The inmate, Ernest Lee Johnson, argued that lethal injection might trigger an epileptic seizure that would cause severe pain….
Supreme Court Rejects Death Row Inmate’s Petition to Be Executed by Firing Squad
South Carolina Governor Signs Law Giving Death Row Inmates Option Between Firing Squad or Electric Chair
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill into law over the weekend that would require death row inmates to choose their execution method.
South Carolina House Votes to Add Firing Squad to Execution Methods
The South Carolina House voted Wednesday in favor of a measure that added firing squads as an alternative execution method for the state’s death-row inmates, amid a lack of lethal injection drugs. The bill, approved by a 66-43 vote, will require condemned inmates to choose either being shot or electrocuted if lethal injection drugs aren’t…
South Carolina House Votes to Add Firing Squad as Execution Method
The South Carolina House voted on May 5 to add firing squads as an alternative execution method for the state’s death-row inmates, amid a lack of lethal injection drugs. The bill, approved by a 66–43 vote, will require condemned inmates to choose either being shot or electrocuted if lethal injection drugs aren’t available. The state…
Student Left Homeless Had to Sleep at School–but Beat the Odds to Earn Her Degree
A gifted UK student overcame incredible odds facing homelessness as a teen and going to school; she has earned her degree from the University of Liverpool. Sarah Brunsdon was just 15 years old when her family broke apart and she was left without a home during her school years. For a time, Sarah, now living in Rainford,…
South Carolina Senate Passes Bill Adding Firing Squad to Execution Methods
The South Carolina Senate on March 2 passed a bill that added a firing squad as an alternative execution method for inmates on death row. A bipartisan group of lawmakers voted in favor of the bill in a 32-11 vote. The measure, which would allow the state to restart executions after nearly a decade, states…
South Carolina Senate Votes to Add Firing Squad to Execution Methods
The South Carolina Senate voted on March 2 in favor of a measure that added firing squads as an alternative execution method for the state’s death-row inmates. A bipartisan group of lawmakers voted 32-11 to give the bill a second reading. The measure, which would allow the state to restart executions after nearly a decade, states that the…
Appeals Court Clears Way for Execution of Lone Female Death Row Inmate
A federal appeals court has cleared the way on Friday for the only woman on federal death row to be executed. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit concluded that a lower court judge had acted illegally when he vacated convicted murderer Lisa Montgomery’s execution date. In an…
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