South Carolina wants to restart capital punishment with three execution types

The South Carolina supreme court will hear arguments on Tuesday on capital punishment (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP)

Lawyers for four death row inmates who have run out of appeals are expected to argue to the South Carolina supreme court that the state’s old electric chair and new firing squad are cruel and unusual punishments.

Lawyers for the inmates also plan to argue on Tuesday that a 2023 law meant to allow lethal injections to restart keeps too many details secret about the new drug and protocol used to kill prisoners.