execution

The incompetence of the execution does not change the intent.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Pike, whose attempted execution had already been the subject of a high-profile legal battle, was in hospital and being given "life-saving measures" as of Thursday morning.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

But such a last-minute stay of execution brings its own challenges for those to whom they are granted.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

"This event is the worst we've seen and unlike any other botched execution in the modern era," Robin Maher, the executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, told The New York Times.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

I met with our staff, and we made the difficult decision to represent all of the people who were scheduled for execution and didn't have counsel.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted executions in the state after a woman convicted of murder survived two doses of lethal injection before she was rushed to hospital for medical care.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Twenty-seven states allow the death penalty, but governors in four of them — California, Ohio, Oregon and Pennsylvania — have paused executions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Since wartime executions resumed on March 19, two people have also been executed in connection with the "Woman. Life. Freedom." protests that erupted in 2022.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

That translates to around 1 percent of the executions carried out in that period.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

I made no mention of the executions at Ghazi Stadium and Assef.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini