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South Carolina death row inmate asking for postponed execution to obtain autopsy from state's last execution
South Carolina has executed 46 inmates since the death penalty was resumed in the U.S. in 1976. In the early 2000s, the state was carrying out an average of three executions per year. Only ...
Drug used in SC’s executions might cause unnecessary pain, suffering, Justice Dept. warns
Both the federal government and South Carolina carry out the lethal injections using a single drug, pentobarbital, a powerful sedative that some experts warn causes extreme pain and suffering when ...
Louisiana, Arizona end pauses on capital punishment as 3 executions set for March
Two states are set to see pauses on executions end as Arizona, Louisiana and South Carolina gave execution dates to three men ...
Connect to the Capitol: Mace's "scorched earth" speech, death penalty in SC
This week we connect you to the capitol by breaking down Congresswoman Nancy Mace's "scorched earth" speech on the floor of ...
Condemned SC inmate Brad Sigmon asks court to halt his March 7 execution, throw out death sentence
Condemned inmate Brad Sigmon is asking the S.C. Supreme Court to stop his March 7 execution. He was sentenced to die in the ...
Convicted killer Marion Bowman is executed after spending over 20 years on death row
A convicted killer has been executed after spending over two decades sitting on death row. Back in February 2001, the charred and bullet-ridden body of Kandee Martin was discovered stuffed into the ...