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(Updated at 10:51 am, Thurs., Sept. 4 with further response from the Department of Corrections)In Ohio, the execution took 26 minutes, as the inmate…
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On Friday, a Cole County judge denied a death row inmate's request to order the state to turn over records on the lethal drugs that will be injected into…
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In a speech Thursday, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster expressed concern over the execution secrecy that his office has previously fought hard to…
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Two suits were filed Thursday in Jefferson City challenging Missouri officials for failing to disclose information about the drugs the state uses in…
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The use of the death penalty is on the rise in Missouri. I looked at the numbers recently, and the state has carried out more executions in the past five…
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With the recent run of executions in Missouri, it seemed apropos to review some of the arguments for and against the controversial subject of capital…
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Missouri's recent executions have sparked controversy lately -- not just for the secrecy and the source of the execution drug but also for the state's…
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Update: Governor says the state is prepared to proceed regardless.Update: Pharmacy hopes documents will be secretA federal judge has ordered an…
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For the death penalty to be carried out in Missouri, it requires three agencies in particular to work in sync. The Department of Corrections performs the…
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Despite possible or pending investigations into how the state carried out executions by the state auditor, the legislature, two state Boards of Pharmacy,…