South Carolina death row inmate Stephen Stanko on Friday chose to die by lethal injection after his lawyers said he was ...

An inmate sentenced to death twice in two South Carolina killings has been scheduled to be executed on June 13 ...

A South Carolina firing squad tried to shoot a convicted cop killer in the heart and missed in a “botched” execution that left him in “excruciating” pain as he bled out, according to an ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two South Carolina legislators have requested an investigation into the state's firing squad execution last month after lawyers for the inmate said his autopsy showed the shots ...

A federal court judge has appointed an attorney to determine if James Robertson is capable of representing himself; he made a ...

Two South Carolina legislators are seeking an investigation into the state’s firing squad execution last month COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Two South Carolina legislators have requested an investigation ...

and the names of the drug supplier and execution team members, to remain secret.Three South Carolina inmates have died by lethal injection over the past eight months, while two have chosen the ...

WE HAVE MORE ON THIS STORY ON A man who was put to death last month in South Carolina’s second firing squad execution was conscious and likely suffered in extreme pain for as long as a minute ...

Death row inmates can now choose whether to die by firing squad, lethal injection, or the electric chair, according to current state law.

Volunteers, as they are called in death penalty circles, have been around since the death penalty was reinstated 50 years ago ...

An inmate put to death last month in South Carolina's second firing squad execution was conscious and likely in extreme pain for up to a minute after the bullets missed their target and failed to ...