Lethal Injection

Okla. man executed for 1996 rape, murder

Anthony Sanchez, 44, pronounced dead after a three-drug lethal injection, is the third man put to death in Oklahoma this year

Fla. death row inmate set to be executed this week claimed he killed more

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James Phillip Barnes, 61, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m. Thursday at Florida State Prison in Starke

Modernizing supervision: New tools for a new environment (white paper)

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Tyler Technologies

Many probation and supervision agencies rely on aging technology systems that are difficult for officers to use and don't provide adequate data for decision-making and measurement of outcomes

Ala. executes man for the 2001 beating death of a woman, resuming lethal injections after review

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“The justice that James Barber managed to avoid for more than two decades has finally been served," Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said

Okla. inmate executed for 1995 butcher knife slaying after prison escape

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Jemaine Cannon, 51, stabbed a woman to death with a butcher knife in 1995 after he escaped from a prison work center

Mo. Supreme Court declines to halt execution of man convicted of killing child

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The AG's Office challenged the credibility of the inmate's psychiatric evaluation; saying medical records show his mental illness is managed through medication

Executions may return to S.C.; shield law nears OK

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S.C. has had an unintended 12-year moratorium on the death penalty after its lethal injection drugs expired and pharmacies refused to sell the state more

S.C. nears approval for concealing identity of lethal injection drug manufacturer

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Along with hiding the name of the sellers of drugs, the bill also keeps the names and normal jobs of the members of the execution team from the public

Idaho gov. signs firing squad execution bill amid lethal injection drug shortage

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State joins Mississippi, Utah, Oklahoma and South Carolina allowing firing squads if other execution methods are unavailable

Executions back on in Alabama after brief moratorium

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In a letter, Gov. Kay Ivey said "it is time to resume our duty of carrying out lawful death sentences"

Oklahoma lawmakers join call for death penalty pause

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The state has executed more inmates per capita than any other state since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976

Idaho bill would bring back execution by firing squad

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The state eliminated its never-used firing squad option in 2009, but has been unable to secure the drugs needed for lethal injection executions

Ala. execution protocol using nitrogen gas is expected to be finished by year's end

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Nitrogen hypoxia is seen as a solution to the difficulty of obtaining lethal injection drugs

Lawyer: Missouri executed man with appeal still pending

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The attorney is calling for an investigation, accusing officials of moving ahead with the lethal injection while federal appeals were still outstanding