McMaster has the power to commute death row inmate sentence. Will the SC governor use it?
The state is scheduled to execute Freddie Owens on Sept. 20, which will be South Carolina’s first execution carried out since ...
Freddie Eugene Owens executed by lethal injection in South Carolina
Greenville SC's Freddie Eugene Owens is set to be executed by lethal injection tonight. He was sentenced to be executed for ...
Activists embrace, pray at SC Department of Corrections as Freddie Owens is executed
The night before Owens’ execution, dozens attended a vigil held in remembrance of Owens. The vigil also recognized Irene ...
From birth to his slated execution in SC, Freddie Owens’ life was riddled with violence
A man slated to be the first person executed by South Carolina in 13 years has lived a very troubled past, experts say.
SC lurches backward in resuming barbaric practice of executions
South Carolina once again finds itself, tragically, on the wrong side of history. After a hiatus of 13 years, the state this ...
Halt death penalty execution, civil rights groups asks Gov. McMaster with a week to go
The governor has authority to grant clemency, but it's a power that has not been exercised in SC since the U.S. resumed ...