Lethal Injection

For decades, states have claimed that lethal injection is quick, peaceful and painless. An NPR investigation — and legal battles across the country — tell a different story.

Doctors in North Carolina would no longer be required to oversee or participate in executions under a bill heading to Governor Pat McCrory's desk.House…

Legal challenges to the death penalty in North Carolina have effectively stayed any executions since 2006. This week, lawmakers look to change that with a…

Legal challenges to the death penalty in North Carolina have effectively stayed any executions since 2006. This week, lawmakers look to change that with a…

Prosecutors in Wake County are selecting a jury in a first-degree murder trial this week. It is the fifth case in North Carolina this year where a…