Volunteers, as they are called in death penalty circles, have been around since the death penalty was reinstated 50 years ago. About 10% of all U.S. executions are inmates who agree to die before finishing all their appeals, according to statistics from the Death Penalty Information Center.

Paul Mainieri will be retained as South Carolina’s head baseball coach, a university source told The State on Wednesday morning. The news comes after the Gamecocks’ 2025 season wrapped up with an 11-3 loss to Florida on Tuesday in the first round of the SEC Tournament.