Two United Nations (UN) human rights officials have asked Gov. Terry McAuliffe to halt today's execution by lethal injection of William C. Morva, 35, a US Hungarian national. In 2006 after being held at the Montgomery County Jail on robbery charges, Morva injured...
RICHMOND – Death penalty opponents lost a battle this week when a House committee endorsed a bill to make electrocution the default punishment if lethal injection is unavailable. RICHMOND – Death penalty opponents lost a battle this week when a House committee...
As the controversy surrounding the drug cocktail used for lethal injection grows, Virginia lawmakers and the state's Department of Corrections are looking for an alternative default route to carry out the death penalty. As the controversy surrounding the drug cocktail...