After a 15-year pause in executions, Indiana prepares to put to death a man who killed 4
Joseph Corcoran, 49, has been on Indiana's death row since 1999. If he is put to death as scheduled Wednesday, it will be the state's first execution since 2009. In that time, 13 executions were carried out in Indiana but those were initiated and performed by federal officials in 2020 and 2021 at a federal prison.
Indiana prepares for first execution of death row inmate in 15 years
Indiana officials are preparing to execute the state's first death row inmate in 15 years, who was convicted a quarter-century ago of killing his brother and three other men.
Indiana prepares to execute man who killed 4, would be first execution in 15 years
Joseph Corcoran, 49, has been on Indiana's death row since 1999. If he is put to death as scheduled Wednesday, it will be the state's first execution since 2009. In that time, 13 executions were carried out in Indiana but those were initiated and performed by federal officials in 2020 and 2021 at a federal prison.
Indiana death row inmate sues to allow spiritual adviser in execution chamber
The civil rights complaint was filed Monday in federal court against Indiana’s Department of Correction after the agency rejected Joseph Corcoran's request to be accompanied by a spiritual adviser.
Plea to block execution of Indiana death row inmate now in hands of Indiana Supreme Court
Corcoran's attorneys have requested the Indiana Supreme Court to block his execution due to his severe mental illness, while the state's attorneys argue that the state's constitution does not prohibit the execution of a person based on an allegation of severe mental illness.
After IDOC denial, Indiana death row inmate sues to allow spiritual advisor in execution chamber
Death row inmate Joseph Corcoran — whose execution is scheduled for next week — filed a civil rights complaint in federal court on Monday against Indiana’s Department of Correction after
Indiana moving forward with first death row execution since 2009
Indiana death row inmate Joseph Corcoran is schedule to die by lethal injection on Wednesday, December 18, marking the state's first execution since 2009.
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Missouri's status as one of the most active death penalty states is about to change for one simple reason: The state is running out of inmates to execute.
Indiana to bring back death penalty with execution of first death row inmate in 15 years
Joseph Corcoran, to be executed Wednesday, will be the first death row inmate killed by lethal injection in 15 years in the Hoosier state. What we know
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Indiana officials are preparing to execute the state's first death row inmate in 15 years, who was convicted a quarter-century ago of killing four men.
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Indiana death row inmate’s mental illness warrants delayed execution for case review, lawyers say
(Photo illustration by Casey Smith) In new court documents, Joseph Corcoran’s legal team doubled down that the Indiana ...
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Indiana to execute first death row inmate in 15 years
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Indiana officials are preparing to execute the state’s first death row inmate in 15 years.