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Should firing squads replace lethal injections?
VICE News Tonight explores the debate over firing squad executions as states face shortages of lethal injection drugs.
Nebraska Lawmakers Have Successfully Abolished the Death Penalty
If they succeed, Nebraska will be the 19th state—and the first led by Republicans—to abolish the death penalty.
Liberals Won’t Let the Death Penalty Die
A conservative judge ruled that California's death penalty was "cruel and unusual punishment," but Democrats are refusing to accept the repeal of capital punishment.
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Ohio Just Doubled Down on Drug Cocktail That Tortured a Death Row Inmate Before Killing Him
Dennis McGuire gasped and churned for 26 minutes before dying, but Ohio said that his execution went just fine.
Three Executions Later, Missouri Is Examining Its Lethal Injection Drugs
Paying in cash to take drugs across state lines didn't raise any flags in the Department of Corrections?
Ohio's Botched Experimental Execution, in One GIF
Our GIFmaster in residence animates this week's chilling botched execution, which relied on an experimental new drug cocktail.
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