“Agony” and “Suffering” as Alabama Experiments With Nitrogen Executions
The state said Alan Miller’s execution by lethal gas would be “more humane.” He writhed and gasped for air in his final moments.
Lauren Gill
Lauren is a journalist covering criminal justice with a focus on extreme sentences, the death penalty, prisons, and jails. She's written for ProPublica, The Nation, Slate, and The Appeal, among others.
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In Alabama, Officers Accused of Violence and Misconduct Carry Out Secretive Executions
As the state keeps details around the death penalty hidden, an investigation into its execution team raises questions about how incarcerated people are treated in their final moments.
Company Linked to Federal Execution Spree Says It Will No Longer Produce Key Drug
As Republicans thirst for restarting federal executions, Absolute Standards told Connecticut lawmakers it hasn’t made or sold pentobarbital since December 2020.
“Little Home Market”: The Connecticut Company Accused of Fueling an Execution Spree
Evidence points to Absolute Standards as the source of a lethal drug the Trump administration used to restart federal executions after 17 years.
Alabama Plans to Carry Out the First Execution Using Nitrogen Gas. A Lot Could Go Wrong.
Lawyers for Kenneth Smith have warned that the method could cause him to suffer a stroke, choke to death on vomit, or be left in a vegetative state.
NYPD Accused of Fabricating Domestic Violence Survivor’s Murder Confession
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office dropped the murder charges against Tracy McCarter last year, citing insufficient evidence.
Companies Already Ban the Use of Their Drugs for Lethal Injection. Now They’re Blocking IV Equipment.
Medical manufacturers say states can’t use their IV equipment to kill, a stance that could fuel new challenges to lethal injection.
Federal Prisons' Switch to Scanning Mail Is a Surveillance Nightmare
The Bureau of Prisons has piloted a program that can give authorities “huge secret intelligence into the public sender of postal mail.”
Prosecutors Ignored Evidence of Her Estranged Husband’s Abuse. She Faces 25 Years in Prison for Murder.
Advocates for domestic violence survivors are pointing to Tracy McCarter’s case as they push Manhattan DA candidates to pledge reform.