Mikal Mahdi reportedly “cried out” and flexed his arms once ... South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP A man ...

Our politicians want tough-guy credit for killing killers, while detaching themselves from the reality of their decisions.

Death row inmates can now choose whether to die by firing squad, lethal injection, or the electric chair, according to ...

Autopsy results following SC's firing-squad execution of Mikal Mahdi in April show bullets largely missed his heart, ...

Two South Carolina legislators are seeking an investigation into the state's firing squad execution last month.

The solicitor who sought the death penalty for Mikal Mahdi responded Thursday to calls to investigate his execution.

Lawyers who represent the recently executed Mikal Mahdi are alleging that the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) “botched” their client’s firing squad execution, which caused ...

Mikal Mahdi reportedly “cried out” and flexed ... South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP A man recently executed by firing squad in South Carolina is said to have died in ...

State Reps. Neil Collins (R-District 5) and Justin Bamberg (D-District 90) question whether 'proper standards and protocols' ...

The firing squad shot Mikal Mahdi, 42, twice instead of the "prescribed three times," according to a pathologist review of the autopsy report, which was commissioned by Mahdi's federal public ...

Cop-killer Mikal Mahdi yelled in pain when he was shot inside of the state’s death chamber on April 11. He was executed for ...

Mikal Mahdi was executed on April 11, becoming the second man in South Carolina to be executed by a three-person firing squad ...