The state of Idaho stopped the execution of convicted serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech, who is considered one of the longest-serving death row inmates in the United States, after the medical team could not find a vein after repeated attempts to carry out a lethal injection.
Alabama is preparing to carry out the first nitrogen gas execution. However, the inmate’s lawyers are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether the execution will violate the U.S. Constitution since it is the state’s second attempt to execute their client.
In arguments that claim the nitrogen gas execution of an Alabama prisoner is an “untested” technique that could expose the prisoner to torture or “cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment,” United Nations officials are raising the alarm over the planned execution.
An Iranian court has sentenced a woman to death for adultery as the nation faces international scrutiny for its frequent use of the death penalty.
A man convicted of killing two women just a day apart from each other in 1996 has been executed this week.
Anthony Sanchez, the killer convicted for the murder of a dance student, was executed in Oklahoma.
The United States Supreme Court halted the execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip on Friday.
The Idaho State Senate passed a bill on Monday aimed at reviving the firing squad as a death penalty option.