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South Carolina Executes First Death Row Inmate In 13 Years
South Carolina has executed its first death row inmate in 13 years by lethal injection.
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South Carolina High Court Rules That Firing Squad And Other Death Penalty Methods Are Legal
The state’s highest court decided on Wednesday that South Carolina could resume executions of death row convicts by lethal injection, firing squad, or electric chair. This decision allowed the state to resume executions after more than 10 years.