{"id":14949,"date":"2025-04-23T18:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T22:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/?p=14949"},"modified":"2025-04-21T15:41:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T19:41:33","slug":"the-death-penalty-and-modern-execution-in-the-carolinas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/the-death-penalty-and-modern-execution-in-the-carolinas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Death Penalty and Modern Execution in the Carolinas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"780\">Recent executions in South Carolina have brought renewed attention to the mechanics, costs, and constitutional questions surrounding the death penalty. In particular, the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14952 lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DEATH-PENALTY-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-300x168.webp\" alt=\"DEATH-PENALTY-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DEATH-PENALTY-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DEATH-PENALTY-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-1024x574.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DEATH-PENALTY-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-768x431.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DEATH-PENALTY-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-1000x561.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DEATH-PENALTY-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-214x120.webp 214w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DEATH-PENALTY-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA.webp 1312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> state\u2019s authorization of the firing squad \u2014 a method not used in decades in the United States \u2014 has raised new legal and policy questions that extend well beyond the prison walls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"780\">While North Carolina has not carried out an execution since 2006, the subject of capital punishment remains relevant here. The issues raised by how and when a person is put to death touch on legal procedures, constitutional protections, and the broader functioning of the criminal justice system.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"851\">Death Penalty Execution Methods and the Return of the Firing Squad<\/h2>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/the-death-penalty-and-modern-execution-in-the-carolinas\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading The Death Penalty and Modern Execution in the Carolinas\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent executions in South Carolina have brought renewed attention to the mechanics, costs, and constitutional questions surrounding the death penalty. In particular, the state\u2019s authorization of the firing squad \u2014 a method not used in decades in the United States \u2014 has raised new legal and policy questions that extend well beyond the prison walls. 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