The Justice Department is expanding federal execution protocols, including firing squad. An AlterNet commentary raises concerns, but no public execution is anno ...

Are firing squad executions legal in the U.S.? Here's what to know after Trump approved a military firing-squad execution for ...

The Pentagon says Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad in December at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 people in 2009.

President Donald Trump authorized the military execution of former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan by firing squad, a decision ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A live look at ongoing construction at the site of the new Northwest Indiana Correctional Facility in Westville, taken on June 25, ...

Tennessee’s unsuccessful attempt to end the life of Christa Pike with a lethal injection is spurring debate over capital ...

Alabama's plans to execute a death row inmate using nitrogen gas appeared to be thwarted Tuesday by a federal judge permanently blocking the state from using that method, declaring it violates the ...

There is no single nationwide protocol for carrying out an execution. States establish their own procedures within the requirements of state and federal law. Depending on the state, those methods can ...

(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — As Indiana inches toward what could be its fourth state execution since resuming capital punishment, prison officials confirmed the state’s next correctional complex is ...