The US made history in August as it executed its first-ever prisoner in 15 years by firing squad in what was only the fourth ...

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

By: Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle For The Republic After three executions in less than a year — ending a nearly ...

The Ohio Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in the Danny Lee Hill case Wednesday that could determine whether ...

Richard Kenneth Djerf, 55, died by lethal injection for the killings of Albert Luna Sr. and Patricia Luna; their daughter ...

Death row inmate Roy Lee Ward will be executed Friday at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City after exhausting all legal options.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina inmate who spent 42 years on death row has died of natural causes at a prison hospital, according to the state Department of Corrections. Fred Singleton, 81, was ...

A judge has been reprimanded for her handling of death row inmate Ronald Haskell’s post-conviction case that she was removed from following allegations that she acted favorably toward him.

DOC spokesperson Annie Goeller said Ward “does not wish to be interviewed by the Parole Board as part of his clemency request.” ...

A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student was put to death ...