Florida death row inmate claims prison officials used expired drugs in 4 recent executions: lawsuit

In 2017, Florida began using a new combination consisting of etomidate, rocuronium bromide, and potassium acetate.

Knox County chancellor orders release of lethal injection drug information to death row inmates' attorneys

On Thursday, Wayne Nichols will be executed by lethal injection of pentobarbital at a maximum security prison in Nashville.

Tennessee death row inmate declines to pick execution method, defaults to lethal injection

Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols declined to choose between the electric chair and lethal injection before his ...

Judge tosses challenge to lethal injection ahead of Dec. 11 execution

U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson dismissed Nichols' lawsuit on Nov. 26, ruling that the statute of limitations barred him ...
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Indiana Considers Firing Squad as Alternative Execution Method Amid Lethal Injection Drug Shortage

A proposed bill in Indiana may introduce execution by firing squad as an alternative to lethal injection due to difficulties ...

Family speaks out as Tennessee executes killer in decades-old case

Tennessee executed Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection for the 1988 rape and murder of college student Karen Pulley, ...

Obese death row inmate requests gluttonous buffet for last meal

Stacey Humphreys, 52, will be put to death by lethal injection next Wednesday, but he has one final pig out planned.

State plans 4 executions next year as attorneys question drug safety

Attorneys raise concerns about potentially expired lethal injection drugs after three executions this year, while the state ...