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Cruel and Unusual

Tennessee’s failed execution of Christa Pike should be a warning to North Carolina

Oct 1, 2026
We at the NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty watched in horror this week as Tennessee carried out yet another torturous failed execution. State officials injected Christa Pike with multiple doses of lethal drugs before finally giving up as she writhed and called out in pain.

Tennessee’s failed execution of Christa Pike should be a warning to North Carolina

· Kristin Collins

We at the NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty watched in horror this week as Tennessee carried out yet another torturous failed execution. State officials injected Christa Pike with multiple doses of lethal drugs before finally giving up as she writhed and called out in pain.

The Legacy of Gregg v. Georgia in North Carolina

Jul 2, 2026
In the 1972 case Furman v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional, violating the Eighth Amendment prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment due to the death penalty’s arbitrary and discriminatory application. This ruling halted executions until 1976, when in Gregg v. Georgia, the Court sanctioned the death penalty so long as states established […]

The Legacy of Gregg v. Georgia in North Carolina

· Sofi Zuber

In the 1972 case Furman v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional, violating the Eighth Amendment prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment due to the death penalty’s arbitrary and discriminatory application. This ruling halted executions until 1976, when in Gregg v. Georgia, the Court sanctioned the death penalty so long as states established […]