In the hours leading up to Jessie Hoffman's execution in Louisiana, he meditated, laughed and played charades with his family. They said they were still processing his loss.

“Jessie Hoffman suffered because the state chose to use the end of his life as an experiment,” his attorney, Samantha Pourciau, said in a written statement after his execution.

“Jessie Hoffman’s case raises exceptionally important constitutional and statutory issues that have divided the federal courts,” said Cecelia Kappel, one of Hoffman’s attorneys.

Jessie Hoffman remains scheduled for execution in Louisiana tonight, but the U.S. Supreme Court has not yet ruled on a last-minute appeal. If carried out, it would be Louisiana’s first execution ...

The execution last week of Jessie Hoffman Jr. marked the end of a 15-year-long stretch in which the death penalty was on the books in Louisiana but not carried out.

Jessie Hoffman remains scheduled for execution in Louisiana tonight, but the U.S. Supreme Court has not yet ruled on a last-minute appeal. If carried out, it would be Louisiana’s first execution ...

Faith leaders, activists, and supporters of Jessie Hoffman, 46, sit in silent prayer outside the entrance, far left, to Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola as Hoffman is executed on Tuesday ...

Jessie Hoffman remains scheduled for execution in Louisiana tonight, but the U.S. Supreme Court has not yet ruled on a last-minute appeal. If carried out, it would be Louisiana’s first execution ...

Jessie Hoffman was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. March 18, just 19 minutes after the gas began flowing, according to ABC News.

(The Center Square) − The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has overturned a lower court's injunction, paving the way for the execution of Jessie Hoffman Jr., a convicted killer and ...

Jessie Hoffman is set to be executed March 18, but his attorneys are asking a judge for a preliminary injunction to prevent it due to the secrecy of how the execution will be carried out.

Faith leaders, activists, and supporters of Jessie Hoffman, 46, sit in silent prayer outside the entrance, far left, to Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola as Hoffman is executed on Tuesday ...