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

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

Last year, Robert Roberson came within hours of dying before a legislative subpoena forestalled his execution date. This year ...

In 2019, the Supreme Court ruled in a similar case concerning the exclusion of Black jurors by the same prosecutor, Doug ...

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.

Mark Allen Geralds, a Florida man, was executed 36 years after the brutal murder of Tressa Pettibone, a young mother. His ...

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the appeal of a Black death row inmate from Mississippi whose case was handled by ...

The United States had the highest number of executions in about 15 years this year due to an increase in Florida, report ...

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

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 ...

Texas judges scheduled the fewest executions in at least three decades in 2025, but the state continues to spend millions of ...

Gov. Mike DeWine plans to announce his personal stance on capital punishment next month. Why it matters: For a governor who ...