South Carolina's execution of Stephen Bryant has reignited debate over the use of the firing squad, which is authorized in ...

Alex Murdaugh of Hampton County committed two of South Carolina’s worst killings when he murdered his wife and adult son to cover up a life of fraud. State Attorney General Alan Wilson didn’t seek the ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A local prosecutor in South Carolina said Tuesday he will seek the death penalty against a man whose federal death sentence for killing two bank employees in a robbery was ...

SC federal officials mull whether to seek the death penalty against Columbia rapper Zachary Chapman, alleged chief of a ...

Fewer Americans support capital punishment. Fewer courts are handing out death sentences. And we’ve got way more executions ...

Texas' execution numbers remain far lower than recent state highs, even as executions nationally climbed, driven almost ...

This undated image provided by the Horry County Jail shows Brandon Council. (Horry County Jail via AP) (Uncredited, Horry County Jail) COLUMBIA, S.C. – A local prosecutor in South Carolina said ...