More than half of prisoners sentenced to death in the United States have been on death row for more than 18 years. Texas, ...

For Charles Victor Thompson, the one constant in his life has been the almost three decades he's spent as Inmate No. 00999306 ...

Days before his execution, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday sent the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson ...

Separated from the general prison population, Texas death row inmates spend at least 22 hours a day alone in their cells.

Robert Roberson has been on death row since 2003 but has long maintained his innocence in the death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis.

Roberson, convicted of capital murder in 2003 for the death of his 2-year-old daughter, will continue to push for a new trial. He has maintained his innocence.

The United States executed two death row inmates on Thursday evening -- one in Alabama and the other in Texas -- during a year that has seen an uptick in inmates being put to death.

Lawrence Brewer was executed in 2011 for his role in the murder of James Byrd Jr, but it was his last meal request that prompted a major change in history across prisons ...

A hearing Wednesday will determine whether Texas can proceed with a new execution date for Roberson, who would be the first ...

If unclaimed after an execution, the state pays for cremation or burial, and the remains are buried at the Captain Joe Byrd ...

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