Lawyers for death row inmate Kenneth Smith — and even the UN — have raised concerns that the experimental method could violate provisions against cruel and unusual punishment
The lethal injection of an Oklahoma man scheduled to be executed next month has been paused for 100 days so that a hearing can be held to determine if he's mentally competent enough to be executed.
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to reject a request to block next week’s scheduled execution of Death Row inmate Michael Duane Zack.