Five South Carolina inmates charged with violent crimes, including murder and assaults
Five South Carolina inmates have been charged with crimes committed while incarcerated, including murder and assaults on ...
Firing squads in Florida? Corrections bill opens door to execution alternatives
If a corrections bill in the Florida Legislature passes, the state could see death row prisoners executed by firing squad or nitrogen. What to know.
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A second South Carolina death row inmate chooses execution by firing squad
Mikal Mahdi, who pleaded guilty to murder for killing a police officer in 2004, is scheduled to be executed April 11.
2nd South Carolina death row inmate chooses execution by firing squad
A second death row inmate in South Carolina has chosen execution by firing squad. It comes just weeks after the first ...
Another SC inmate chooses firing squad execution, 3 weeks after state's first use of the method
Mikal Mahdi was sentenced to death for the killing of James Myers, a South Carolina police officer, and burning his body.
A second person on South Carolina’s death row has chosen to executed by firing squad
Mikal Mahdi, who killed a South Carolina police officer during a multi-state crime spree, has chosen to die by firing squad.
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‘It’s very dangerous:’ Sen. Graham introduces bill to prevent cellphones in prison
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham joined Sen. Tom Cotton Wednesday in introducing the Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2025, which would prevent inmates from using contraband cellphones in prison facilities.
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Graham, Cotton Push for Prison Cellphone Jamming in New Bill
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) have introduced the Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2025, a bill designed to combat the widespread us ...