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South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years

South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause ...
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A second person on South Carolina’s death row has chosen to be executed by firing squad

Mikal Mahdi, who killed a South Carolina police officer during a multi-state crime spree, has chosen to die by firing squad. He is only the second person in the state to choose to die this way since ...
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Proposed bill would make child sexual assault eligible for death penalty in South Carolina. Where do current candidates for attorney general stand?

A year after the restart of executions in South Carolina, some Republicans are calling for an expansion that would make more ...
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A second South Carolina death row inmate chooses execution by firing squad

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina death row inmate on Friday chose execution by firing squad, just five weeks after the state carried out its first death by bullets. Mikal Mahdi, who pleaded ...

Judge clears way for execution of South Carolina inmate who thinks most laws are unconstitutional

A judge in South Carolina has ruled a death row inmate's beliefs that most laws are unconstitutional and citizens have an ...