He wore his prison-provided uniform and was secured to a chair inside the execution chamber. “Unless he chose lethal injection or firing squad, he would die in the old South Carolina electric ...

Attorneys for the state and for death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr. agreed Thursday to unseal a redacted version of Louisiana's new protocol for using nitrogen gas in executions, shedding public ...

His lawyers have argued that all available options were inhumane. According to AP, Sigmon will be taken to the execution chamber, where he will be strapped into a chair, and a target will be ...

The inmate may select a spiritual advisor, who must undergo training if they wish to be present in the execution chamber. Medical monitoring begins, including mental health evaluations.

The convicted murderer Brad Sigmon's execution will happen at 6 pm local time on Friday evening (12 pm CET), unless either the governor of South Carolina or the Supreme Court decides to give him a ...

He described a “very somber, quiet” environment inside the execution chamber. Each of the three executioners is an employee of the Department of Corrections and volunteered to be part of the ...

South Carolina spent $53,600 to renovate its execution chamber to accommodate a firing squad. Three volunteer Department of Corrections employees will fire at Sigmon's heart with .308 Winchester ...