An inmate executed by Tennessee without deactivating his implanted defibrillator said he was hurting badly shortly after the ...

An inmate executed by Tennessee without deactivating his implanted defibrillator said he was in serious pain after the lethal ...

Tennessee executed Byron Black on Tuesday morning. Black, 69, said he was hurting badly shortly after the lethal injection began, according to several witnesses. Black had a defibrillator ...

INDIANAPOLIS — With lethal injection drugs proving both costly and difficult to obtain, a growing number of Republican lawmakers and state officials are pushing for an alternative: the firing squad.

In postponing the executions, DeWine has cited the state’s inability to secure the drugs used in lethal injections due to pharmaceutical suppliers’ unwillingness.

Tennessee executed Byron Black on Tuesday morning. Black, 69, said he was hurting badly shortly after the lethal injection began, according to several witnesses.

In postponing the executions, DeWine has cited the state’s inability to secure the drugs used in lethal injections due to pharmaceutical suppliers’ unwillingness.

In postponing the executions, DeWine has cited the state’s inability to secure the drugs used in lethal injections due to pharmaceutical suppliers’ unwillingness.