From here, and kind of nuts: as you can see below, there are essentially five methods by which the United States has ever killed someone (in an execution sense, at least): Hanging Firing Squad Electrocution Gas Chamber Lethal Injection Regardless… Continue Reading
There may be a gender bias in who we execute in the United States, and this story out of Mississippi may well underscore that as well. Here are the basics of her case: her husband, who had been abusive, was murdered… Continue Reading
There has long been discussion about how the death penalty in America is quite possibly racist, and there’s even been discussion about how there might be a gender bias (only 14 women have been executed since 1976). There’s an element… Continue Reading
You may have heard this story a little bit this week: in Ohio, a man named Dennis McGuire was executed for the 1989 rape and murder of a pregnant newlywed named Joy Stewart (you can find a little more about… Continue Reading