An Alabama inmate, who officials say is scheduled to die in October by nitrogen hypoxia, is pushing for execution by firing squad, hanging or medical-aid-in-dying instead. Anthony Boyd has filed a ...

Another Alabama Death Row inmate is set to die this fall, making him the third man set for execution in a span of three months. He’s currently fighting for his life in court, arguing against the ...

The Supreme Court is listening to a proposal to give convicts on death row an option of choosing lethal injection as an alternative to death by hanging as a mode of execution. On Wednesday, the top ...

Experts say the law was written in such a way as to ensure that it was unlikely to ever apply to Jewish extremists who commit ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill expanding execution methods beyond electrocution and lethal injection to include any method "not deemed unconstitutional." This change comes amid a surge in ...

Three young men were hanged in Iran this week, raising alarm among rights groups that a wave of executions may be underway as ...