The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Death row prisoner’s execution delayed by parole board

Wednesday’s scheduled execution of Stacey Ian Humphreys is on hold for now after the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles abruptly canceled a clemency hearing set for Tuesday.

Ohio man who spent decades on death row for murder has his case dismissed

The case has been dropped against a man who spent a quarter-century on death row for the robbery and murder of a New Jersey ...

Obese man on death row chooses buffet of BBQ, wings, cheeseburger, pizza, ice cream for last meal in Georgia

Georgia death row inmate Stacey Humphreys requested a huge buffet-style last meal ahead of his execution for his 2003 double ...

Georgia parole board suspends death row inmate’s execution after last-minute clemency application

Ahead of his execution, Humphreys, 52, requested a gluttonous spread chock full of southern classics with a dash of fast-food for his final meal — which went viral online.

Death Row

Wednesday's scheduled execution of a Cobb death row inmate has been suspended as the State Board of Pardons and Paroles ...

These 5 counties pack Alabama’s Death Row despite death penalty declining

The use of capital punishment has steadily declined in the United States since its peak in 1996, when 315 death sentences were imposed. That number had fallen to 26 by 2024. Alabama’s yearly death ...

Ease of claiming low IQ at center of Supreme Court death penalty case

Decades ago, the Supreme Court said inmates who are intellectually disabled can't be executed. Now, it weighs the use of IQ ...

Gov. Mike DeWine says he’ll make announcement on Ohio’s death penalty in January

DeWine, who has prevented executions from taking place in Ohio since 2019, has said he's preparing to reveal his personal ...

Maxwell: On Florida’s death row for half a century, Zeigler case remains fatally flawed

Maxwell: The jury didn’t believe Tommy Zeigler should be executed. A judge ordered him to die anyway. 50 years later, new DNA ...