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Humans are perhaps more alike than they are different, even when it comes to last meal requests. Here's what people on death row have asked to eat.
Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, is set to be executed Sept. 5 for abducting and killing Utah mother of three Maurine Hunsaker in ...
George Wilkerson and Kat Bodrie share a unique relationship. Wilkinson is an inmate on North Carolina’s death row. Bodrie is ...
Executions in Saudi Arabia surged last year to a record high, Amnesty International said Monday, as activists increasingly warn about the kingdom’s use of the death penalty in nonviolent drug cases.
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"The late Pope Francis really taught me about making sure that we’re mindful of those who are on the peripheries." ...
Richard Jordan was executed in Mississippi on June 25 for the 1976 murder and kidnapping of Edwina Marter Jordan, 79, was the longest-serving and oldest person on Mississippi's death row “It ...
Longest-running death row inmate’s chilling final words revealed The victim's family had previously said they did not plan to attend the execution.
California currently has 574 individuals on death row, the most in the nation, while being the most populous U.S. state.
Call grows for Gov. Gavin Newsom to end death penalty in California, reducing sentences to life without parole and addressing systemic discrimination.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a Texas death row inmate who is seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for execution. The 6-3 decision in favor of Ruben ...
The Supreme Court granted Texas death row inmate Ruben Gutierrez the right to sue over DNA testing laws as he argues he shouldn't be given the death penalty for the 1998 murder he was convicted of.