The Justice Department under President Donald Trump has added firing squads, electrocution, and gas asphyxiation to federal execution protocols, citing difficulties obtaining lethal injection drugs. The move follows the lifting of a moratorium on federal ...

One year ago, Louisiana broke a 15-year halt on executions by debuting nitrogen hypoxia. Officials called Jessie Hoffman Jr.’s death “flawless,” yet their own reports noted “convulsive activity,” and media witnesses described twitching, clenched ...