Despite Declining Support for the Death Penalty, Executions Nearly Doubled in 2025, Report Says

Fewer Americans support capital punishment. Fewer courts are handing out death sentences. And we’ve got way more executions ...
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VERIFY: Iryna's Law could expand methods of execution

ELON, N.C. — Update: On the deadline, Fri., Oct. 3, Gov. Josh Stein signed Iryna's Law. The clock is ticking on the fate of capital punishment, in a controversial bill Gov. Josh Stein has until Friday ...
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What's behind this year's spike in death row executions after years of decline

15 MINUTES. CAMERON. YEAH, BACK TO THE BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. OKLAHOMA DEATH ROW INMATE TRAMAINE WOOD WAS JUST SAVED FROM EXECUTION AT THE LAST MINUTE. A DRAMATIC MOVE FROM GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT ...
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S.C. man chooses execution by firing squad despite concerns over last case

COLUMBIA, S.C. - A man on death row in South Carolina who taunted investigators with messages written with a victim’s blood chose Friday to die by firing squad. Stephen Bryant, 44, will be the third ...

Death row executions nearly doubled this year. Here's where and why

On Thursday night, Florida executed its 19th person on death row this year, more than doubling the state's previous annual record.
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South Carolina man chooses execution by firing squad despite concerns over last death by bullets

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A man on death row in South Carolina who taunted investigators with messages written with a victim's blood chose Friday to die by firing squad. Stephen Bryant, 44, will be the third ...