Other bills would undermine public defense, eliminate the Innocence Inquiry Commission, and take away clemency.

Utah hasn't used a firing squad in over 15 years - but as the death date of Ralph Menzies' execution looms closer, a larger ...

Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, is set to be executed on Sept. 5, but his lawyers say his deteriorating mental state, caused by ...

Autopsy of death row inmate Mikal Mahdi showed firing squad shots nearly missed his heart and left him in extreme pain for up to a minute during April 11 execution.

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 ...

Mahdi, 42, was executed after admitting he killed Orangeburg Public Safety officer James Myers in 2004, shooting him at least eight times before burning his body.

Autopsy results following SC's firing-squad execution of Mikal Mahdi in April show bullets largely missed his heart, attorneys report in court filing.

Mahdi had the choice of dying by firing squad, lethal injection or the electric chair. "Faced with barbaric and inhumane choices, Mikal Mahdi has chosen the lesser of three evils," Weiss said.

Mahdi had the choice of dying by firing squad, lethal injection or the electric chair. "Faced with barbaric and inhumane choices, Mikal Mahdi has chosen the lesser of three evils," Weiss said.

Mikal Mahdi, who killed a police officer in 2004, was executed by firing squad in South Carolina. This marks the state's second firing squad execution in five weeks.