South Carolina wants to restart executions by firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection
1 year, 1 month ago

South Carolina wants to restart executions by firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection

Hindustan Times  

Lawyers for four death row inmates who have run out of appeals are expected to argue to the South Carolina Supreme Court that the state's old electric chair and new firing squad are cruel and unusual punishments. If the Supreme Court justices allow executions to restart and any additional appeals are unsuccessful, South Carolina's death chamber, unused since May 2011, could suddenly get quite busy. Circuit Judge Jocelyn Newman sided with the inmates whose experts testified prisoners would feel terrible pain whether their bodies were “cooking” by 2,000 volts of electricity in the chair, built in 1912, or if their hearts were stopped by bullets — assuming the three shooters were on target — from the yet-to-be used firing squad. South Carolina used to carry out an average of three executions a year and had more than 60 inmates on death row when the last execution was carried out in 2011.

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A second South Carolina death row inmate chooses execution by firing squad
3 days, 16 hours ago

A second South Carolina death row inmate chooses execution by firing squad

LA Times  

The South Carolina Department of Corrections chamber, including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair. A South Carolina death row inmate on Friday chose execution by firing squad, just five weeks after the state carried out its first death by bullets. “Mikal chose the firing squad instead of being burned and mutilated in the electric chair, or suffering …

A first in 15 years, US executes Brad Sigmon by firing squad for 2002 double murder
3 weeks, 2 days ago

A first in 15 years, US executes Brad Sigmon by firing squad for 2002 double murder

Firstpost  

Sigmon’s lawyers said he chose the firing squad because the electric chair would ‘cook him alive,’ and he feared that a lethal injection of pentobarbital into his veins would send a rush of fluid and blood into his lungs and drown him A South Carolina man who murdered his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad. …

South Carolina man executed by firing squad is first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
Top News
3 weeks, 2 days ago

South Carolina man executed by firing squad is first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years

New Indian Express  

COLUMBIA: A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method, which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal injection. Three volunteer prison employees used rifles to carry out the execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, who …

Inside South Carolina's first firing squad execution in 15 years – A chilling firsthand account
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Inside South Carolina's first firing squad execution in 15 years – A chilling firsthand account

India Today  

COLUMBIA: I’ve now watched through glass and bars as 11 men were put to death at a South Carolina prison. I might now be unique among U.S. reporters: I’ve witnessed three different methods nine lethal injections and an electric chair execution. I also pored over the transcript of his trial, including how prosecutors said it took less than two minutes …

South Carolina executes Brad Sigmon by firing squad, first US execution of its kind in 15 years
3 weeks, 2 days ago

South Carolina executes Brad Sigmon by firing squad, first US execution of its kind in 15 years

India Today  

South Carolina carried out its first firing squad execution in 15 years on Friday, executing 67-year-old Brad Sigmon. Three volunteer prison employees fired rifles, and Sigmon was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. Sigmon was convicted of brutally killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents in 2001 using a baseball bat in their Greenville County home. Sigmon’s last statement and final meal Sigmon’s attorney …

South Carolina man, convicted of murder, becomes first U.S. prisoner executed by firing squad in 15 years
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

South Carolina man, convicted of murder, becomes first U.S. prisoner executed by firing squad in 15 years

The Hindu  

A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner to die by that method in 15 years. Sigmon’s lawyers said he chose the firing squad because the electric chair would “cook him alive,” and he feared that a lethal injection of pentobarbital into his veins would send a rush of fluid and …

A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
Top News
3 weeks, 2 days ago

A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method, which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal injection. Vivian Lovingood protests the scheduled execution of South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon, Friday, March …

South Carolina man executed by firing squad, first in U.S. in 15 years
3 weeks, 3 days ago

South Carolina man executed by firing squad, first in U.S. in 15 years

LA Times  

Protesters opposed to the death penalty rally shortly before Brad Sigmon was executed in Columbia, S.C., on Friday. A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method, which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal …

A South Carolina man is set to become the first executed by firing squad in 15 years
3 weeks, 3 days ago

A South Carolina man is set to become the first executed by firing squad in 15 years

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — When the clock strikes 6 Friday evening, a South Carolina man will walk into the death chamber, be strapped into a chair and have a target placed over his heart. Unless the governor or the U.S. Supreme Court grants him a last-minute reprieve, Brad Sigmon, 67, will be the first person to die by firing squad in …

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution
3 weeks, 4 days ago

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution

New Indian Express  

COLUMBIA: The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday's firing squad execution. Sigmon's lawyers wanted to delay his death so they could get a fuller hearing in court to learn more information about the drug South Carolina uses in lethal injections. Sigmon's attorneys also argued …

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution
3 weeks, 4 days ago

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution

Hindustan Times  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday's firing squad execution. South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution Sigmon's lawyers wanted to delay his death so they could get a fuller hearing in court to …

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man’s final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution
3 weeks, 4 days ago

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man’s final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday’s firing squad execution. Sigmon’s lawyers wanted to delay his death so they could get a fuller hearing in court to learn more information about the drug South Carolina uses in lethal injections. Lawyers for …

South Carolina man set to face a firing squad seeks postponement, questioning execution procedures
1 month ago

South Carolina man set to face a firing squad seeks postponement, questioning execution procedures

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man who is scheduled to die next week by firing squad is again asking that his execution be postponed and prison officials release more information about the state’s lethal injection drug and procedures. Sigmon’s attorney said autopsy results from Marion Bowman’s Jan. 31 execution released earlier this week showed he needed twice the dose …

Condemned South Carolina killer chooses firing squad execution in what would be first use of that method in US in 15 years
1 month, 1 week ago

Condemned South Carolina killer chooses firing squad execution in what would be first use of that method in US in 15 years

CNN  

Columbia, South Carolina AP — Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad, a method of execution that has not been used in the US in 15 years. On Friday, he became the first South Carolina inmate to choose the state’s new firing squad over lethal injection or the electric chair. “If …

Man on death row in South Carolina seeks postponement to get autopsy from last execution
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Man on death row in South Carolina seeks postponement to get autopsy from last execution

Hindustan Times  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A condemned man who is the next person scheduled to be put to death in South Carolina is again asking for his execution date be postponed because his lawyers have not received the autopsy report from the last execution two weeks ago. Man on death row in South Carolina seeks postponement to get autopsy from last execution …

South Carolina sets next execution date as inmate questions lethal injection doses
1 month, 3 weeks ago

South Carolina sets next execution date as inmate questions lethal injection doses

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has set a March 7 date for the latest execution in the state’s suddenly busy death chamber. The justices on Friday rejected a request from Brad Sigmon’s lawyers to delay setting a date for his death until they get autopsy results from the inmate killed in last week’s lethal injection, the third …

South Carolina to carry out first U.S. execution of 2025
2 months ago

South Carolina to carry out first U.S. execution of 2025

Raw Story  

A South Carolina man convicted of murder is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on Friday, the first execution in the United States this year. Bowman has filed numerous appeals seeking to put off his execution including a claim that the attorney who defended him at trial "held racist attitudes." Bowman's attorneys also argued that two witnesses …

Marion Bowman: Death row killer who shot friend found dead in car boot to be executed - but maintains innocence
2 months ago

Marion Bowman: Death row killer who shot friend found dead in car boot to be executed - but maintains innocence

The Independent  

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South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September
2 months ago

South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina put a third inmate to death in four months Friday as it goes through a backlog of prisoners who exhausted their appeals while the state couldn’t find lethal injection drugs. In his final statement, Bowman said death row inmates might be labeled the worst of the worst, but they have all grown and changed from …

Death penalty in focus as South Carolina plans third execution in four months
2 months ago

Death penalty in focus as South Carolina plans third execution in four months

India Today  

South Carolina is preparing to execute the third inmate to be put to death since September as the state goes through a backlog of prisoners who exhausted their appeals while the state couldn’t find lethal injection drugs. No governor in the previous 45 executions in South Carolina since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976 has given mercy and reduced a …

Condemned inmate worried South Carolina needed 2 lethal injections doses at last execution
2 months, 1 week ago

Condemned inmate worried South Carolina needed 2 lethal injections doses at last execution

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s latest execution should be halted so that lawyers for the condemned inmate can get more information about the drug used for lethal injection after the last prisoner put to death needed two massive doses of the sedative 11 minutes apart, the attorneys said in court papers. An anesthesiologist who reviewed the autopsy records of Richard …

South Carolina man chooses to die by lethal injection instead of electric chair or firing squad
2 months, 1 week ago

South Carolina man chooses to die by lethal injection instead of electric chair or firing squad

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina inmate who has spent more than half his life on death row has chosen to die by lethal injection instead of by electric chair or firing squad later this month. We will continue to support him and hope that South Carolina does not execute another innocent man,” Bowman’s attorney Lindsey Vann said in a …

After holiday pause, South Carolina begins scheduling executions again
2 months, 3 weeks ago

After holiday pause, South Carolina begins scheduling executions again

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s Supreme Court set a Jan. 31 date for the state’s next execution after allowing a pause for the Christmas holidays. The court could have set a date as early as Dec. 6 for Bowman’s death, but the justices accepted without comment a request from lawyers for the four inmates awaiting execution that the state pause …

South Carolina death row inmate makes final appeal, says trial lawyer wasn’t prepared
3 months, 1 week ago

South Carolina death row inmate makes final appeal, says trial lawyer wasn’t prepared

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A man convicted of murder who is expected to be the next inmate scheduled for execution in South Carolina is making a final appeal to the state Supreme Court, saying his trial lawyer was inadequately prepared and had too much sympathy for the victim. They said Bowman’s lawyer at his trial called the victim, who was white, …

South Carolina to take a break from executions for the holidays
4 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina to take a break from executions for the holidays

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has decided the state should take a break from executions for the holidays. South Carolina restarted its death chamber this year after an unintended 13-year break in executions in part because companies refused to sell the state drugs needed for lethal injections if the companies could be identified. South Carolina was among …

South Carolina does not set a date for the next execution after requests for a holiday pause
4 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina does not set a date for the next execution after requests for a holiday pause

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s Supreme Court has not set a date for the state’s next execution after lawyers for four inmates out of appeals asked them to postpone deaths until after Christmas and New Year’s. The justices typically issue notices on Fridays because it gives the maximum amount of time of 28 days to prepare for the execution which …

Condemned South Carolina inmate chooses to die by lethal injection
5 months, 1 week ago

Condemned South Carolina inmate chooses to die by lethal injection

The Independent  

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Lethal injection, electric chair, firing squad or even nitrogen gas: the execution methods still used in the world today as one death row inmate in the US faces an impossible choice
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Lethal injection, electric chair, firing squad or even nitrogen gas: the execution methods still used in the world today as one death row inmate in the US faces an impossible choice

Daily Mail  

After languishing on Death Row for almost 25 years, convicted murderer Richard Moore now faces an agonising decision – choosing how he will be executed. Richard Moore, 59, a South Carolina Death Row inmate, has the choice to either die by the firing squad, electric chair or lethal injection Moore has now been on South Carolina's Death Row for 23 …

South Carolina executes a man for first time in 13 years despite new testimony hints at his innocence
6 months, 1 week ago

South Carolina executes a man for first time in 13 years despite new testimony hints at his innocence

Firstpost  

The 46-year-old inmate was killed by a lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:55 p.m.. However, the execution came days after the key witness for the prosecution came forward to admit that he lied at the trial South Carolina executed death row inmate Freddie Owens, the first man to be put to death by the state in 13 years. …

US man convicted of killing store clerk faces death in first of 5 executions over next week
6 months, 1 week ago

US man convicted of killing store clerk faces death in first of 5 executions over next week

Firstpost  

Owens was sentenced to death in 1999 for the murder of Irene Graves, a mother of three, during an armed robbery of a convenience store in Greenville, South Carolina, on Halloween night in 1997 This undated booking photo obtained from the South Carolina Department of Corrections in Columbia, South Carolina, shows death row inmate Freddie Owens, 46. AFP A man …

South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years
6 months, 1 week ago

South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause because prison officials couldn’t get the drugs needed for lethal injections. South Carolina’s governor and corrections director swiftly filed a reply, stating the high court should reject Owens’ petition. First execution in 13 years Owens may be the …

South Carolina death row inmate asks governor for clemency
6 months, 1 week ago

South Carolina death row inmate asks governor for clemency

The Independent  

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South Carolina justices refuse to stop state’s first execution in 13 years
6 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina justices refuse to stop state’s first execution in 13 years

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stop the execution of Freddie Owens who is set to die by lethal injection next week in the state’s first execution in 13 years. That evidence, plus an argument that Owens’ death sentence was too harsh because a jury never conclusively determined he pulled the trigger on the …

Forced to choose how to die, South Carolina inmate lets lawyer pick lethal injection
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Forced to choose how to die, South Carolina inmate lets lawyer pick lethal injection

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A condemned inmate forced to choose how he’ll be put to death ended weeks of suspense by leaving the decision to his lawyer, who reluctantly told South Carolina prison officials on Friday to prepare for a lethal injection, rather than the electric chair or a firing squad. Owens’ death is now set for Sept. 20, as South …

Forced to choose how to die, South Carolina inmate lets lawyer pick lethal injection
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Forced to choose how to die, South Carolina inmate lets lawyer pick lethal injection

The Independent  

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Inmate awaiting execution says South Carolina didn’t share enough about lethal injection drug
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Inmate awaiting execution says South Carolina didn’t share enough about lethal injection drug

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lawyers for the South Carolina inmate scheduled to be put to death later this month said Tuesday state prison officials didn’t provide enough information about the drug to decide whether he wants to die by lethal injection. How much information should be released to a condemned inmate is one of several pending legal issues before the South …

Inmate asks to delay execution, says co-defendant who blamed him for killing had secret deal
7 months ago

Inmate asks to delay execution, says co-defendant who blamed him for killing had secret deal

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — An inmate set to be executed in South Carolina in three weeks wants the state Supreme Court to delay the execution so his lawyers can argue his co-defendant who testified against him lied about having no plea deal in exchange for his testimony. Also on Friday, the South Carolina’s Supreme Court promised it would wait at least …

Is South Carolina Willing to Heed the Clearest Lesson We Have About Executions?
55 years, 2 months ago

Is South Carolina Willing to Heed the Clearest Lesson We Have About Executions?

Slate  

Carrying out an execution is always a complicated business that takes a horrible toll on anyone who is associated with it. On Monday, the South Carolina Supreme Court gave the go-ahead for the state’s next execution and also agreed to consider a request from four of the state’s death-row inmates that South Carolina wait at least three months between executions. …

South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go
7 months ago

South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s prisons director said Wednesday that state’s supply of a lethal injection drug is pure, its electric chair was tested two months ago and its firing squad has the ammunition and training to carry out its first execution next month in more than 13 years. Corrections Director Bryan Stirling was ordered by the state Supreme Court …

South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go
7 months ago

South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go

The Independent  

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South Carolina Supreme Court to decide minimum time between executions
7 months ago

South Carolina Supreme Court to decide minimum time between executions

Associated Press  

The South Carolina Supreme Court won’t allow another execution in the state until it determines a minimum amount of time between sending inmates to the death chamber. But as it set Owens’ execution date Friday, the court also agreed to take up a request from four other death row inmates who are out of appeals to require the state to …

South Carolina Supreme Court to decide minimum time between executions
7 months ago

South Carolina Supreme Court to decide minimum time between executions

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South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years
7 months, 1 week ago

South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years

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South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years
7 months, 1 week ago

South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina has set a Sept. 20 date to put inmate Freddie Eugene Owens to death in what would be the state’s first execution in more than 13 years. He must also give Owens’ lawyers proof that the lethal injection drug is stable and correctly mixed, according to the high court’s 2023 interpretation of the state’s secrecy …

South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal
8 months ago

South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina can execute death row inmates by firing squad, lethal injection or the electric chair, the state’s high court ruled Wednesday, opening the door to restart executions after more than a decade. South Carolina allowing inmates to choose from the three execution methods is far from an effort to inflict pain but a sincere attempt at …

South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal
8 months ago

South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal

CNN  

COLUMBIA, S.C. AP — The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state’s death penalty, which now includes a firing squad as well as lethal injection and the electric chair, is legal. The Supreme Court allowed the inmates to add arguments that the shield law was too secret by not releasing the potency, purity and stabilization of lethal injection …

First Alabama brought in nitrogen gas executions. Now South Carolina is looking to bring back the electric chair
1 year, 1 month ago

First Alabama brought in nitrogen gas executions. Now South Carolina is looking to bring back the electric chair

The Independent  

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South Carolina wants to restart executions with firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection
1 year, 1 month ago

South Carolina wants to restart executions with firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lawyers for four death row inmates who have run out of appeals argued to the South Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday that the state’s old electric chair and new firing squad are cruel and unusual punishments. And they got a lawyer for the inmates to say if the Supreme Court bans electrocution and the firing squad and …

Could Louisiana soon resume death row executions?
1 year, 1 month ago

Could Louisiana soon resume death row executions?

Associated Press  

— Louisiana hasn’t carried out a death row execution since 2010, but between a new conservative governor who is in favor of capital punishment and other states implementing alternative methods to lethal injections, the Deep South state could soon look at ways to resume. Jeff Landry hinted at a willingness to explore expanding execution methods, saying he is committed to …

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