After an attempt to add firing squads to Indiana law stalled in the Senate, a House panel on Wednesday, Jan. 21 passed a bill expanding the state’s execution methods.

While capital punishment is rarely used in the U.S., other countries continue to carry out the method of final judgment. While typically reserved for the most extreme cases, some of these execution ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the Centre appears unwilling to replace hanging with lethal injection as a method of executing death row convicts. The bench remarked that the government ...

Senate Bill 11 was introduced as lethal injection drugs have become more expensive and hard to get, leading some states to ...

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 ...