Louisiana and Arkansas look to nitrogen executions
Louisiana is scheduled to execute a man with nitrogen gas on March 18. Arkansas lawmakers are seeking to introduce nitrogen ...
Waupun mayor, prisoner advocacy group continue calls for change after another death at WCI
It’s the seventh death at the prison and comes less than a year after the former warden and several staff members were charged with misconduct and felony inmate abuse.
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The Larke’s filed an eviction against Sigmon just two weeks before they were found dead inside their home on East Darby Road ...
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15 prison staffers placed on leave after inmate death
Fifteen prison staffers have been placed on leave following the death of an inmate in New York state, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday The Democrat said the state department of corrections staffers ...
Objections filed to report on 2019 death of man at Dauphin County jail
WILLIAMSPORT — The plaintiffs and defendants have filed objections to a federal magistrate judge’s report that includes the ...
Oklahoma Department of Corrections to investigate reported Lawton Correctional Facility homicide
A death has been reported at the Lawton Correctional Facility according to a GEO group spokesperson. The death is being ...
South Carolina will execute Brad Sigmon by firing squad. Here’s how it will be done
Brad Sigmon will be the first person executed by firing squad in South Carolina and the oldest person ever put to death in the state.
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Lawsuit charges man’s untreated ear infection led to meningitis, and then death, in Alaska prison
Lewis Jordan Jr. could have been saved by antibiotics, but never got the chance to see a doctor, the lawsuit contends.
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Seventh inmate dies inside Waupun prison, amid federal investigation and calls for reform
Another inmate has died inside Wisconsin's troubled maximum security prison in Waupun, the seventh in two years. Wisconsin Department of Corrections officials confirmed to WISN 12 News Wednesday ...
Ohio lawmakers debate dueling death penalty reform proposals
Efforts to end the death penalty in Ohio have gained more support from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in recent years. But it hasn’t been enough to get any bill across the finish line.
The US is killing someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here's a look at the history
Firing squads have a long and storied history in the U.S. They've served as a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way ...
Seventh inmate dies at troubled Wisconsin maximum security prison
WAUPUN, Wis. (WSAW) - A seventh inmate has died at Wisconsin’s oldest prison, less than a year after the then-warden and ...