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lethal injections
Coverage of lethal injections in the Nexus archive.
- Florida executes man in first of two lethal injections planned in single day
Florida executed a former police officer convicted of a crime and an 80-year-old man in two lethal injections on the same day. This marks the first time in nearly a decade that a U.S. state has carried out two executions in one day.
- DOJ seeks to bring back firing squads, electric chairs for some death penalty cases
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced plans to reintroduce firing squads and electric chairs for certain death penalty cases, alongside reviving lethal injection methods used during the first Trump administration. The decision aims to expand execution options amid ongoing debates over capital punishment.