/tags/lethal-injection Lethal Injection en-US Copyright Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:00:00 GMT /2020-09-21/gasping-for-air-autopsies-reveal-troubling-effects-of-lethal-injection For decades, states have claimed that lethal injection is quick, peaceful and painless. An NPR investigation — and legal battles across the country — tell a different story. Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:00:00 GMT /2020-09-21/gasping-for-air-autopsies-reveal-troubling-effects-of-lethal-injection Noah Caldwell, Ailsa Chang, Jolie Myers /politics/2015-07-30/doctors-in-nc-could-no-longer-be-required-to-oversee-executions Doctors in North Carolina would no longer be required to oversee or participate in executions under a bill heading to Governor Pat McCrory's desk.House… Thu, 30 Jul 2015 14:24:06 GMT /politics/2015-07-30/doctors-in-nc-could-no-longer-be-required-to-oversee-executions Jeff Tiberii /law/2015-07-28/state-senate-approves-measure-that-could-restart-executions Legal challenges to the death penalty in North Carolina have effectively stayed any executions since 2006. This week, lawmakers look to change that with a… Tue, 28 Jul 2015 17:31:41 GMT /law/2015-07-28/state-senate-approves-measure-that-could-restart-executions Phoebe Judge, Will Michaels /show/the-state-of-things/2015-07-28/state-senate-approves-measure-that-could-restart-executions Legal challenges to the death penalty in North Carolina have effectively stayed any executions since 2006. This week, lawmakers look to change that with a… Tue, 28 Jul 2015 17:31:41 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-07-28/state-senate-approves-measure-that-could-restart-executions Phoebe Judge, Will Michaels /law/2014-02-27/north-carolina-wants-new-drug-for-death-row-executions-but-where-will-it-come-from Prosecutors in Wake County are selecting a jury in a first-degree murder trial this week. It is the fifth case in North Carolina this year where a… Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:18:57 GMT /law/2014-02-27/north-carolina-wants-new-drug-for-death-row-executions-but-where-will-it-come-from Jorge Valencia