lethal injection

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Thirty-nine of last year's executions were carried out by lethal injection.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Sigmon's lawyer, Bo King, had been hoping for a last-minute stay of execution by the South Carolina governor and accused the state of withholding information about the lethal injection process.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

Cantu has the same name as the Texas death row inmate who was put to death with a lethal injection two days after Kardashian’s post.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

The story would likely be the same in several other death penalty swing states, especially where executions were put on hold because of difficulties obtaining drugs needed to carry out lethal injection executions.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2025

But questions about the painlessness and efficacy of lethal injection were emerging.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson