Look at this graph of U.S. execution methods since 1776

Lethal Injection Gurney

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

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The untested execution of Dennis McGuire in Ohio can be viewed through a couple of different lenses

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