South Carolina Executes Inmate for 1997 Murder, Ending 13-Year Hiatus

South Carolina has executed its first inmate in 13 years, administering a lethal injection to 46-year-old Freddie Owens, who was convicted of murder in 1999. Owens received the death penalty for killing shop worker Irene Graves during an armed robbery in Greenville in 1997. Despite a last-minute sworn statement from his co-defendant, Steve Golden, claiming … Read more

US: Lethal Injection Execution Halted Till Further Review In Alabama

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sought a pause in executions and ordered a “top-to-bottom” review of the state’s capital punishment system Monday after an unprecedented third failed lethal injection. Eko Hot Blog reports that Ivey’s office issued a statement saying she had asked Attorney General Steve Marshall to withdraw motions seeking execution dates for two inmates … Read more