Friday night another South Carolina inmate died by firing squad. Mikal Mahdi was on death row for killing an Orangeburg ...

Of the 27 states with the death penalty, only five authorize firing squad, and most include it as an option only if lethal injection is impossible, according to DPIC. All death penalty ...

“Mikal chose the firing squad instead of being burned and mutilated in the electric chair, or suffering a lingering death on the lethal injection gurney.” Mahdi is the fifth inmate executed by ...

[From: Society’s Final Solution: A History and Discussion of the Death Penalty, Laura E ... onto the scene in an unlikely manner. Edison Company with its DC (direct current) electrical systems ...

Toboni says it's because lethal injection isn't the most effective way to carry out the death penalty. "I think a lot of people in the public think these guys are peacefully going to sleep in ...

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has instructed the Justice Department to pursue the death penalty against Luigi Mangione ...