Idaho could never execute another person by lethal injection as state switches to firing squad

Idaho is set to transition to firing squad executions, with facility renovations set to be completed by summer 2026. BOISE, Idaho — Idaho may never carry out an execution by lethal injection ever again as the state prepares to transition to using the …

Expert on lethal injection to speak at Oak Ridge library June 2 

Barrett Lain, author of the newly published book “Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection,” will speak from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Monday, June 2, in the auditorium of the Oak Ridge Public Library, 1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike, as part of …

Advance Requests For Lethal Injection Are Illegal in Canada, Hundreds Have Made Them Anyway

(LifeSiteNews) —  In the fall of 2024, Quebec authorized “advanced requests” for euthanasia. From October 30 to April 17, almost 650 Quebecers filled out a form that would sanction their deaths by lethal injection at a later date, when they are incapable …

A man who terrorized Orlando thirty years ago is set to die by lethal injection

France latest country to vote on assisted dying measures with ‘lethal medication’ bill

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Death row killer's chilling final words as he's given lethal injection

Oscar Smith, who murdered ex-wife Judith Smith, and her sons, Jason and Chad Burnett in 1989, was pronounced dead at 10:47am this morning, at the age of 75 after receiving a lethal dose of pentobarbital. Despite damning evidence such as life insurance …

Tennessee Carries Out First Execution Since 2020, Killing Oscar Smith by Lethal Injection

Oscar Franklin Smith was executed by the state Thursday morning, nearly 35 years after a Nashville jury convicted him for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife, Judy Smith, and her two teenage sons, Chad and Jason Burnett. His execution by lethal …

Pleading final words of death row’s oldest inmate, 75, as he was executed by injection for killing wife & her two sons

DEATH row's oldest inmate left behind an eerie plea with his final words before being executed by lethal injection. Tennessee inmate Oscar Smith, 75, was put to death on Thursday morning for the 1989 murders of his ex-wife and her teenage sons in the …

Idaho delays scheduled executions to 2026, prepares for firing squads

Idaho is preparing its facilities for firing squad executions and has put its current execution schedule on hold until 2026. As of July 1, 2026, firing squad executions will be the primary method of execution in Idaho, complying with House Bill 37.  The …

S.C. court rejects condemned man’s request for firing squad details

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request for more information on the firing squad from an inmate set to die next month for a case that has an Augusta connection. The justices unanimously ruled that attorneys for …