Ohio’s death penalty: Where Amy Acton and Vivek Ramaswamy stand on resuming executions

Nearly eight years after Ohio last carried out an execution, here’s what Acton and Ramaswamy are saying — and not saying — ...
The Austin Chronicle

After Having His Execution Halted, Edward Busby Awaits Supreme Court Ruling

Death penalty opponents are waiting to see if the state will proceed with what they say would be an unconstitutional execution. Texas officials plan to put Edward Busby to death today, May 14, despite ...
The Texas Tribune

Texas executes 600th inmate since death penalty was reinstated in 1976

Edward Busby was executed by lethal injection Thursday, reinforcing Texas’ position as the nation's leader in capital ...

Texas, Florida carry out back-to-back executions on same day

First Florida executed James Hitchcock for the 1976 murder of his brother's 13-year-old stepdaughter. Then Texas executed James Broadnax for a 2008 double murder.
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Justice Dept. rule change could allow gas, firing squads for US executions

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is quietly amending its execution protocols, no longer requiring federal death sentences to be carried out by lethal injection and clearing the way for other ...
People

Woman Is Marrying a Convicted Double Murderer on Death Row 2 Weeks Before Execution: 'Nobody's Going to Understand It'

James Broadnax's execution is scheduled for April 30 in Texas This Morning/YouTube; Texas Department of Criminal Justice Tiana Krasniqi plans to marry James Broadnax, a death row inmate convicted of a ...

Florida Death Row Inmate Makes Final Push For Evidence, Claims Actual Innocence

With a death warrant already signed, attorneys for James Hitchcock filed a critical reply brief with the Florida Supreme Court on Friday morning. The filing represents a high-stakes effort to halt his ...