The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Friday it will bring back the use of firing squads and electric chairs for some death ...

By Jonathan Allen April 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration plans to add firing squads, electrocution ...

Until the past 18 months, death row inmates in the United States were executed with mostly one method in modern history: lethal injection. It's a unique situation globally. While many nations are ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Union government to consider whether a condemned prisoner could be given the option of choosing between hanging and lethal injection, observing that methods of ...

The Trump administration has greenlighted firing squads, gas asphyxiation and electrocution to be used in federal prisons to ...

INDIANAPOLIS — In October, Indiana is scheduled to execute Roy Lee Ward for raping and murdering 15-year-old Stacy Payne in 2001. Ward waited for Payne’s parents to leave their home for work on July ...

Sen. Mike Young said the bill would provide the IDOC with an option if lethal injection drugs are unavailable. Those who oppose the bill argue it's unnecessary, inhumane and could invite lawsuits over ...