Capital punishment
Jim and Doug discuss whether or not such a policy targeting “large-scale drug dealers” might become a judicial quagmire
Jim and Doug sit down with author Alex Gerould to discuss how “The Valley of the Shadow of Death” came to be and what lessons it offers for readers
Republican Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill into law Thursday allowing the state to electrocute death row inmates in the event prisons are unable to obtain drugs
Prompted by the shortages of available drugs for lethal injections, lawmakers are considering permitting execution of inmates by firing squad
Drugs didn’t enter inmate’s system because the vein they were injected into collapsed, which wasn’t noticed for 21 minutes
Prison officials halted an inmate’s execution after a new drug combination left the man writhing and clenching his teeth on the gurney
A large majority of those testifying supported repeal. But several police officers and representatives said the death penalty helps keep the public safe because it acts as a deterrent
Prosecutors told a judge they don’t have enough evidence to seek the death penalty for a man already serving nearly 97 years for other crimes
Okla. has revised its procedures to include the same two-drug mixture that left an Ohio inmate making gasp-like sounds as his lethal injection was carried out
Judge will decide whether to go along with a jury recommendation that Dontae Morris be sentenced to death for the murders of officers Curtis and Jeffrey Kocab
Suspect was condemned for the killing of Trooper Jimmy Fulford on Feb. 1, 1992, when the package exploded during a traffic stop
An Okla. pharmacy will not provide a drug for a scheduled execution next week in Mo. as part of a settlement with the death row inmate’s attorneys
