Georgia Executes Its Only Woman On Death Row
After a few hours delay due to legal challenges, Georgia executed Kelly Gissendaner for plotting the death of her husband.
Texas Is Making Its Own Execution Drugs, Oklahoma Inmate Alleges
Many death penalty states have struggled to obtain a lethal injection drug that Texas has consistently been able to procure. In a filing Thursday in Oklahoma, lawyers provided evidence that Texas sent pentobarbital to Virginia in August.
$25,000 Shipment Of Illegal Execution Drugs To Nebraska Gets Held Back In India
The FDA warned Nebraska that importing the drugs would be illegal. The state attempted to have the drugs shipped anyway.
Oklahoma Court Refuses To Halt Execution Of Richard Glossip Amidst Claims He's Innocent
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals refused to grant a stay of execution for Glossip after considering "new evidence" of his innocence. Glossip claims he is innocent and has thousands of supporters, including Susan Sarandon and Richard Branson.
Missouri Executes Man For Raping And Killing 15-Year-Old Girl
Roderick Nunley was executed by lethal injection in Missouri Tuesday night. It was the state’s sixth execution this year, and the nation’s 20th.
Nebraska Group Turns In Thousands Of Signatures To Block Death Penalty Repeal
Nebraskans for the Death Penalty turned in nearly three times as many signatures Wednesday as are required to put the measure on the ballot. If enough signatures are found to be valid, the measure will be voted on in 2016.
Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Mississippi Executions
Judge Henry Wingate gave the order verbally on Tuesday, following up with a written order Wednesday, in a case that challenges the state's lethal injection methods as cruel and unusual.
Ohio Intended To Illegally Import Execution Drugs, FDA Letter Says
An FDA document says Ohio intends to import the drug, citing “information received by the agency.” It’s illegal to import the drug.
Connecticut High Court Nixes Death Sentences For 11 Remaining Death Row Inmates
The court ruled that the death penalty is unconstitutional. The main effect of the ruling is on those put on death row before the state repealed the death penalty in 2012.
Judge: After First Attempt, Georgia Can Try Execution Again
Georgia called off an execution after finding particles floating in its syringe. A judge ruled Monday that “if anything, [it] shows that the state is unlikely to use defective drugs.”
So Far, States Haven't Rushed To Embrace Execution Drug Approved By U.S. Supreme Court
"I just don't see enthusiasm for the drug," a death penalty expert said.
Taxpayers Sue Missouri, Alleging Officials Obtain Execution Drugs Illegally
Private citizens are challenging Missouri’s execution methods, arguing that their tax dollars are being used to violate the law.
Anti-Death Penalty Activists Are Winning The Fundraising Battle In Nebraska
In May, the state abolished the death penalty. Now, the fundraising race is on between groups trying to put the death penalty up for a statewide vote — or keep it off the ballot.
Supreme Court Rules Controversial Drug Can Be Used In Executions
Death-row inmates challenged Oklahoma's use of the drug midazolam — at issue in several botched executions in 2014.
Federal Official: More Than One State Has Bought Illegal Execution Drugs From A Foreign Supplier
In an email from the DEA, a regulator refers to “another state” in addition to Nebraska that has tried to purchase execution drugs from the same overseas distributor. She adds that the federal government will detain the shipment.
Federal Judge Dismisses Cruelty Suit Against Oklahoma For Botched Execution
While Oklahoma waits for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of its execution methods, a federal judge dismissed a separate lawsuit this week against the state over a botched execution.
Justices Order Hearing On Death Row Inmate's Intellectual Disability Claim
The Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana court "unreasonably" found that a condemned man with an IQ of 75 wasn't entitled to a hearing on his mental capabilities.
Many Basic Facts About Executions Remain Secret — Until Something Goes Wrong
As Oklahoma’s death-row inmates await word on whether the state’s execution procedure is constitutional, states — including Oklahoma — maintain strong laws protecting disclosure of information about the way they implement the death penalty.
The Federal Government Plans To Seize Nebraska’s Illegal Execution Drug Shipment When It Arrives In The U.S.
A letter from the FDA explains that the shipment would be illegal. The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services expects the drug to arrive sometime in the next week.
Georgia Inmate Accuses State Of Purposefully Withholding Lethal Injection Test Results
“The simplest explanation is that [the state] withheld this information because it undercut their preferred explanation.”