A death row inmate was unable to convince a federal appeals court that Texas’ post-conviction DNA-testing procedures violate his right to due process on Thursday.

For prisoners, the transfers off a dismantled death row have brought a broad variety of experiences and emotions.

The death of a 37-year-old man follows an assault inside the Raymond Detention Center as a federal receiver is poised to take ...

A new federal lawsuit alleges Hidalgo County jailers ignored woman's pleas for days before 'dumping' her at the hospital ...

Oscar Franklin Smith, a Tennessee death row inmate scheduled to die on May 22, declined to select a method meaning it ...

When someone accused of a crime in this small northwestern Montana town needs mental health care, chances are they'll be ...

At every Florida execution — including Jeffrey Hutchinson’s execution set for Thursday — church-goers and members of Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty gather to seek an end to the ...

Breaking news.  Godden Matanga recounts his 21-year journey from death row to freedom. – Picture: Esther Mushove Trust Freddy, Features Correspondent THE words, “Hear, hear, hear! May the court keep ...

A federal judge Monday imposed a five-year sentence – the maximum allowed by law – on a prisoner who threatened to kill ...

A White House executive order called on the U.S. attorney general to determine whether former federal death row inmates “can ...

Nevada prison officials are investigating the alleged murder of an inmate inside High Desert State Prison, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned.