IN OTHER NEWS, WE HAVE INFORMATION NOW ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA ... execution was conscious and likely suffered in extreme pain for as long as a minute after the bullets, meant to quickly stop ...

We don’t know what went wrong, but nothing about his execution was humane. The implications are horrifying for anyone facing the same choice as Mikal. South Carolina’s refusal to acknowledge ...

Night Editor A firing squad execution carried out in South Carolina went wrong, leaving the subject alive and in pain for nearly a minute after the marksmen missed their target, according to an ...

Lawyers who represent the recently executed Mikal Mahdi are alleging that the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) “botched” their client’s firing squad execution, which caused ...

His execution was initially scheduled for Feb. 12, 2021, but was stayed due to South Carolina’s inability to obtain lethal injection drugs. Subsequent execution dates, including May 13 ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man who was put to death last month in South Carolina’s second firing squad execution was conscious ... meant to quickly stop his heart, struck him lower than expected ...