Between 2021 and 2023, 100% of all executions in the U.S. were done by lethal injection. In the last year and a half, 16% have involved other methods.

NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - States with the death penalty that are running short of the drugs needed to carry out lethal injections will face legal challenges if they take up other methods of ...

After an attempt to add firing squads to Indiana law stalled in the Senate, a House panel Wednesday passed a bill expanding the state’s execution methods. Firing squad and nitrogen hypoxia would be ...

The Union government is exploring more humane execution methods than hanging, with a decision pending. A detailed hearing is set for January 21, 2026. The Union government informed the Supreme Court ...

(Reuters) - Thirty-seven states and the U.S. government use lethal injection as their primary method of execution. Some states using lethal injection have other methods as back-ups. In 1976, the U.S.