South Carolina Death Row Inmate Opts for Firing Squad Execution Over Electric Chair
A Black man serving a death sentence in South Carolina since 1999 has decided to die by firing squad, making him the first in the...
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South Carolina Considers Death Penalty By Electric Chair or Firing Squad
South Carolina's supply for lethal injection drugs has expired, causing the state to reconsider the firing squad or electric chair as viable options for capital...
Trump Administration To Execute 5 Black People In Last Days As President
Outgoing President Donald Trump has permitted the execution of four Black men and one woman before he leaves the White House....
Why Twitter Couldn’t Save Troy Davis
I cared about Troy Davis—not just him, but the millions of others like him behind bars, including the more than 3,000 on death row. I...