Backlash to clemency for 15 on NC’s death row leads to GOP call to limit governor’s power
The bill, which has nine sponsors right now, proposes amending the N.C. Constitution to require legislative approval of all ...
NC Republicans seek to limit governor's clemency powers after death row commutation controversy
House Bill 64 would change the State Constitution to require a Governor to get approval from the General Assembly.
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Executed by Firing Squad in State First
Brad Sigmon, a convicted double murderer, has been executed by firing squad in South Carolina. It’s a first for the state ...
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Former Connecticut governor: NC must confront racism in the death penalty
By Dannel Malloy As a former prosecutor, mayor, governor of Connecticut and a member of the International Commission Against the Death Penalty, I have spent much of my career in and around the ...
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South Carolina execution by firing squad marks first use of method in U.S. in 15 years
The death of Brad Sigmon has left a significant mark on South Carolina, provoking intense reactions from residents and ...
Greenville man becomes first person in over a decade to be executed by firing squad
Three Department of Corrections sharpshooters fired on Sigmon, on death row for the 2001 beating deaths of David and Gladys Larke of Taylors.
South Carolina kills death-row prisoner in state's first firing squad execution
Brad Sigmon, convicted in a double murder in 2002, opted to die by a method that is rarely used. Utah carried out the last ...
South Carolina man Brad Sigmon executed by firing squad, first such execution in 15 years
Brad Sigmon, who admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend's parents, said he chose to die by bullets because he considered the ...
South Carolina death row inmate to face firing squad
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The first execution by firing squad in the U.S. in 15 years is set to happen. Brad Sigmon was sentenced for ...
South Carolina man called for end of death penalty before execution in final statement
I want my closing statement to be one of love and a calling to my fellow Christians to help us end the death penalty,” Brad ...