Carruthers' execution was stopped in May after medical staff spent more than an hour attempting to establish IV access for the lethal injection, but were not able to find a vein.

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Major Tennessee news outlets including the company that owns WBIR are pushing to make more of the state's execution process open for public scrutiny. Broadcaster TEGNA Inc., along with the Associated ...

A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of a man scheduled to be put to death next week alleges that Florida prison officials used expired drugs in at least four recent executions. Prison drug supply logs ...

At least three bills in the 2025 legislative session that began Monday touch on capital punishment, aiming to refine processes amid a press by Louisiana officials to carry out more death sentences.