Jesse Motte, right, protests the planned execution of Freddie Eugene Owens, 46, on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. Owens is set to be the first person to be executed in South Carolina in 13 years.AP Photo/Chris Carlson
South Carolina restarts executions after 13 years
Inmate executions were paused in South Carolina after the state's supply of lethal injection drugs expired and no company was willing to publicly sell them more.