Articles tagged as: execution
January 6, 2026
Indiana lawmakers consider firing squad for state executions
A new measure proposes the use of firearms as another method of execution in Indiana.
Read MoreDecember 23, 2025
Biden stopped the executions of 37 men. Trump's DOJ wants to punish them
Since Trump took office, officials have transferred ten of the 37 men Biden spared from execution to the "Alcatraz of the Rockies." One prisoner still awaiting transfer has attempted suicide.
Read MoreMarch 4, 2025
Connecticut lawmakers weigh ban on drugs used for executions in Indiana
Lawmakers in Connecticut want to ban state companies from profiting off drugs used in federal executions, all of which are carried out in Indiana.
Read MoreJune 27, 2024
State seeks execution date for convicted Fort Wayne murderer
After 15 years with no executions of the eight men on Indiana’s death row, Indiana’s top elected officials filed with the Indiana Supreme Court on Wednesday to schedule an execution date for Fort Wayne’s Joseph Corcoran. He was convicted of murdering four people in 1997.
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