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Alabama Almost Executed Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton. His Daughter Tells Her Story.

Justice has long been as elusive as Bigfoot, Carolyn Amanda Shavers writes. But when Alabama’s governor spared her dad’s life, she caught a glimpse.

Life Inside • 03.13.2026

New Execution Methods, Old Problems

What the first execution by nitrogen in the U.S. says about capital punishment.

Closing Argument • 01.27.2024

Vomiting, Seizures, Stroke: What Could Happen in the First Nitrogen Execution in the U.S.

A doctor on what’s new — and what isn’t — about the latest death penalty experiment.

Death Sentences • 01.18.2024

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