He also said the group — commonly known as the Executioners — has no official name. The case that led to the weeks-long trial began in 2020, when Waldie alleged he was demoted after he ...

But in practice, say critics and some scientists, executioners sometimes fail to properly administer enough sodium thiopental to produce full sedation in large inmates or don't inject it properly ...

When an order of execution is issued by the courts in the United States, the prison warden or superintendent is responsible for the sentence being carried out—often by Corrections Officers (CO ...

New additions to the official list of executioners were told that they would be contacted if needed - and offering to carry out a specific execution would result in them being struck off the list.