Between 2021 and 2023, 100% of all executions in the U.S. were done by lethal injection. In the last year and a half, 16% have involved other methods.

New York State once appointed three men to evaluate every possible way to execute a man—which they did in disturbing detail.

Capital punishment remains legal in several U.S. states, and while executions are relatively rare, the methods authorized by law continue to spark intense legal, ethical, and medical debate. Over time ...

Corrections staff dismantle the death row lethal injection facility at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., in 2019 after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a moratorium on the state’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prisoners on the North Carolina death row make their way back to their cell block at Central Prison in Raleigh in 2002, not long ...

Seeing some images of olden times may seem somewhat cartoonish. Because these events happened a long time ago, they can appear to be overly simplified and unrealistic. However, what isn’t amusing at ...

Editor's Note: Video above features previous coverage of light rail arrest. North Carolina Republican legislators are poised this week to approve criminal justice measures designed to toughen bail ...

The N.C. House of Representatives voted in favor of the criminal justice package known as Iryna's Law on Tuesday, sending the bill to Gov. Josh Stein's desk including a controversial death penalty ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alabama plans to carry out its fifth execution of 2025 Thursday evening, putting Anthony Todd Boyd to death by nitrogen gas ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. A Republican-drafted crime bill introduced in response to the fatal stabbing on Charlotte’s light rail last month appeared to have ...

Senate Democratic Leader Sydney Batch of Wake County listens to debate on the Senate floor on June 19, 2025 in Raleigh. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com A Republican-drafted crime bill ...