Calls grow for US death penalty halt after ‘torturous’ botched execution of Christa Pike Pike alive but in critical condition as experts call ordeal that unfolded in Tennessee ‘unimaginably barbaric’ The Guardian - US · Oct 2
Christa Pike survived a lethal injection attempt – the latest person to endure a failed execution Christa Pike survived an execution attempt in Tennessee on Sept. 30, 2026, after receiving two doses of pentobarbital, a lethal drug. Gov. Bill Lee has temporarily suspended executions in the state. The Conversation · Oct 1
The Supreme Court just blocked an Alabama execution. The method causes ‘severe pain over and above death itself’ Alabama has already executed 7 inmates with this controversial method. We Got This Covered · Jun 14
Tony Carruthers recently survived a lethal injection attempt – the latest man to endure a failed execution Tennessee set out to execute Tony Carruthers on May 21, 2026, but he lived to tell about it. The Conversation · Jun 4
Fears of more victims as police link three cold case killings to man who died in 2019 The breakthrough came via recent forensic testing and genetic genealogy The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025
Second World War veterans have memories of VE Day brought to life Charity Blind Veterans UK released illustrations, stories and photographs which look to raise funds for war heroes living with sight loss. Evening Standard · May 3, 2025
Louisiana Death Row Inmate With Days to Live Who Pleaded For More 'Humane' Way to Die Gets His Wish A federal judge has temporarily blocked Louisiana from using nitrogen gas to execute a death row inmate just days ahead of his scheduled execution. Latin Times · Mar 12, 2025
Louisiana Death Row Inmate With Days to Live Pleads With Court for More 'Humane' Way to Die A Louisiana death row inmate scheduled to die on March 18 is pleading with the court to delay his execution, arguing that the use of nitrogen gas is cruel. Latin Times · Mar 10, 2025
Spate of high-profile US death penalty cases fuels public outrage and anger Concerns rise over whether executions can be done ‘fairly and accurately’ as condemned prisoners make credible claims of innocence The Guardian - US · Dec 19, 2024
Alabama man shook and gasped in final moments of nitrogen gas execution Death of Carey Dale Grayson, 50, marks third time the US state has killed someone using controversial method The Guardian - US · Nov 22, 2024
Alabama executes third man this year with controversial nitrogen gas Carey Dale Grayson was killed on Thursday for 1994 murder by technique that previously caused visible signs of distress The Guardian - US · Nov 21, 2024
Judge refuses to block nation's third scheduled nitrogen execution A judge on Wednesday refused to stop the nation’s third scheduled execution by nitrogen gas that is planned in Alabama for later this month The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2024
Six days of horror: America’s thirst for executions returns with a vengeance Five executions, five states: a glut of judicial killing not seen in 20 years took place last week – and there was nothing random about it The Guardian - US · Sep 29, 2024
Alan Miller becomes the second death row inmate executed by nitrogen hypoxia in the US Miller’s execution was scrutinized because a forensic psychiatrist found him ‘mentally ill at the time of the offenses’ The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2024
The Guardian - US · Sep 26, 2024 Alabama executes death-row prisoner with nitrogen gas Alan Miller, 59, second person in US to be executed via controversial technique, shook and trembled on gurney
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2024 Alabama to carry out the 2nd nitrogen gas execution in the US Alabama is preparing to carry out the nation’s second nitrogen gas execution
Fortune · Sep 5, 2024 Deloitte-run Medicaid systems are riddled with glitches that can cost millions and take years to fix Medicaid beneficiaries risk losing access to health care and food due to error-prone state eligibility systems.
The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2024 Lawyers for Alabama inmate seek to block his fall execution by nitrogen gas Lawyers for an Alabama inmate, scheduled to be executed with nitrogen gas this fall, argued in a court filing that the state has ignored problems with the method as it seeks to carry out more nitrogen executions
Top News · Aug 21, 2024 Alabama Schedules Third Nitrogen Gas Execution In The Country Alabama to execute Carey Dale Grayson using nitrogen gas, sparking debate over method's humaneness and legality.
The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2024 Alabama sets November date for third nitrogen execution Alabama’s governor has set a Nov. 21 execution date for what is scheduled to be the nation's third death sentence carried out by nitrogen gas
The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024 Second nitrogen gas execution set to go ahead in Alabama Alan Miller, 59, is scheduled to be put to death in September
Top News · Aug 6, 2024 Alabama AG Settles Lawsuit Over Nitrogen Gas Execution Method Alabama AG settles lawsuit with death row inmate Alan Miller over nitrogen gas execution, paving way for scheduled execution.
The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024 Alabama to move forward with nitrogen gas execution in September after lawsuit settlement Alabama’s attorney general says another nitrogen gas execution will go forward in September
Top News · Aug 2, 2024 Alabama Faces Scrutiny Over Nitrogen Gas Execution Method Controversy surrounds the first nitrogen gas execution in the US, raising questions about its effectiveness and process.
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024 Alabama death row inmate asks for no autopsy after execution due to his religion Keith Gavin’s attorneys said the filing is not an attempt to stop the execution from going ahead