Jordan's execution came decades after he kidnapped and killed 35-year-old Edwina Marter, who was shot in the back of the head on Jan. 12, 1976.

Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, is set to be executed Sept. 5 for abducting and killing Utah mother of three Maurine Hunsaker in ...

The last person to face the death penalty in Michigan was executed 87 years ago by the federal government. The 1938 execution ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina can execute death row inmates by firing squad, lethal injection or the electric chair, the state’s high court ruled Wednesday, opening the door to restart ...

Federal Courts Now an Avenue for Inmates to Challenge Texas DNA Testing Laws The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a Texas death row inmate can sue state officials in federal court to pursue ...

Steven Bixby is on death row in South Carolina for killing two law enforcement officers. ... the state executed its first death row inmate in 13 years, opening the door for Bixby's execution.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for a Tennessee death row inmate have launched a last-ditch effort to prevent his Aug. 5 ...

On death row, he said he clings to education because it is the only thing he has control over. “Through self-education, doors constantly open for me, even if it was just in my mind,” Mitchell ...

On death row, he said he clings to education because it is the only thing he has control over. “Through self-education, doors constantly open for me, even if it was just in my mind,” Mitchell ...