Tag: Capital Punishment
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Prosecutors Vow to Keep Pursuing Death Penalty in California
Unless the next governor, Xavier Becerra, keeps commuting sentences, California’s death row is likely to slowly repopulate in the coming years.
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Christa Pike Describes Pain and Isolation After Botched Execution
Christa Pike, who was convicted of a 1995 murder, released her first statement since the failed attempt to execute her last month.
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Calls Show How Confusion Delayed Emergency Response for Christa Pike
The first 911 call from inside the prison was made at 8:40 p.m. It took about 30 minutes to verify its authenticity.
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‘Not Pleasant’ but ‘Necessary’: Support at Trump Rally for Public Execution
A sample of people at the president’s midterm stump speech in Tennessee defended the Pentagon’s announcement that it would livestream the execution of a mass shooter.
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Executions, After Christa Pike, Are on the Minds of a Divided Public
A botched execution and a planned execution that might be livestreamed have renewed debate and divisions over the most severe form of punishment.
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A Vague, Redacted Execution Protocol in Tennessee Draws Scrutiny
The differences between the current protocol and the previous one have become a focus in Christa Pike’s failed execution.
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For Trump, a Firing Squad on Livestream Becomes the Latest Spectacle
The idea seemed to surprise even some inside the Trump administration.
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The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, and the Pentagon’s Plan to Livestream an Execution
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
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Texas Plans Execution After Botched Lethal Injection in Tennessee
Jamaal Howard’s lawyers are seeking information about the lethal injection drug, the same medication used in Tennessee’s failed attempt last week.
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Tennessee Commissioner Resigns After Failed Execution of Christa Pike
Frank Strada, who oversaw the process that left Christa Pike unconscious and hospitalized, quit as an independent review began.