An Alabama man on death row asked Gov. Kay Ivey to meet with him "before an innocent man is executed," as he seeks to halt ...

To be eligible for the death penalty in Ohio, the defendant must be at least 18 at the time of the crime and convicted of ...

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

The man charged in the fatal stabbing of a young Ukrainian woman on the Charlotte light rail system was indicted Wednesday on ...

Ohio's death penalty law is in limbo. Supporters and critics agree on one thing: the status quo isn't working.

He was previously arrested and charged in state court with first-degree murder in connection with the killing of Iryna ...

Lindsay Sandiford, the 69-year-old British grandma, who was on death row for over 12 years has broken her silence after ...

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

Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, was charged in federal court with violence against a railroad carrier and mass transportation system ...

Right now, Kentucky does not have the necessary drugs that would be required to carry out any execution,” Gov. Andy Beshear ...

A judge in New Mexico halted legal proceedings in a federal death penalty case because the U.S. government shutdown is ...

A recent child sex abuse case in South Florida is one of the first in the country to see a possible death sentence, raising ...