A federal appeals court says Alabama's use of nitrogen gas for executions needs more study to see if it violates the ...

A federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked Alabama from executing an inmate with nitrogen gas after declaring the method violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment.U.S.

A court found nitrogen gas executions pose a "substantial risk of serious harm" ahead of a scheduled Alabama execution.

Tennessee halted the execution of death row inmate Tony Carruthers on Thursday, his attorney said, after the officers tasked with establishing an intravenous line through which to administer lethal ...

Georgia executions were paused during the COVID-19 pandemic under an agreement between state attorneys and death penalty ...

The execution of a Tennessee death row inmate convicted of kidnapping and killing three people was called off Thursday after the execution team tried and failed for over an hour to establish an ...

Tennessee has called off the execution of a death row inmate convicted of triple murder after his executioners failed to insert a backup intravenous line, prompting the governor to grant a one-year ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Tennessee death row inmate has at least one more year to live after the state “botched” his execution Thursday morning. Tony Carruthers was scheduled to die by lethal ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The scheduled execution of Tony Carruthers has been called off, and he will remain on death row for another year. In a statement given to News 2, TDOC said medical personnel ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The doctor tasked with starting IV lines for Tennessee executions had not placed a central line in 13 years and does not have hospital privileges, according to a new federal ...

Tony Carruthers, convicted in connection with three 1994 murders, was scheduled to be executed Thursday morning. By Emily Cochrane and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs Emily Cochrane reported from Nashville ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The planned execution of Tennessee death-row inmate Tony Carruthers was ...