The Supreme Court will hear the appeal of a Mississippi death row inmate whose case involved a prosecutor with a history of ...

A federal judge had previously overturned the murder conviction of the inmate, Terry Pitchford, but an appeals court reversed ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up the case of a Black Mississippi death row inmate whose conviction was secured by ...

Attorney General Russell Coleman wants to resume executions back up for death row inmates in Kentucky and is seeking clarification on a temporary injunction passed in 2010. Ralph Baze, who was ...

A judge said Monday the issue at hand was a question about a separation of powers between the governor and attorney general.

On Thursday night, Florida executed its 19th person on death row this year, more than doubling the state's previous annual record.

Since executions resumed in Sept. 2024, seven men have been executed by lethal injection and firing squad in South Carolina.

An obese man on death row in Georgia has requested a buffet-style spread consisting of high-calorie meats and other treats for his last meal. Stacey Humphreys, 52, is scheduled to be executed by ...

A Utah man who had his execution blocked after developing dementia during his nearly 40 years on death row died of apparent natural causes, according to the state's Department of Corrections. Ralph ...