The Supreme Court has ruled for a Texas death row inmate who's seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for ...

Mississippi has executed the longest-serving man on its death row nearly 50 years after he was convicted of murder.

A death row inmate’s attorneys are asking the court to reverse a lower court’s decision that declined to decide eligibility ...

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

Mississippi has 37 death row inmates and all but one are men. Richard Gerald Jordan, 79, is the longest-serving death row ...

Texas death row inmate says ‘I’m sorry’ in last words as he’s executed for ... She asked me why was I doing it and that I didn’t have to do it and saying that I was a handsome man.” ...

Nine inmates on Tennessee’s death row have filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s new lethal injection protocol citing a high risk of torturous death and what they say is a history of ...

Those executed included Thomas Gudinas, whose mental illness was shaped by his abusive upbringing and neglect, and Richard ...

California death row inmate Julian Mendez killed in Kern Valley State Prison allegedly involving more than 30 inmates, with Mario Renteria as the alleged initial attacker.

Two of the 37 inmates on federal death row whose sentences were commuted to life without parole last month by President Biden are rejecting clemency. Shannon Agofsky, 53, and Len Davis, 60, who ...

Two death row inmates whose sentences were commuted by President Joe Biden last month are rejecting the clemency, arguing that it hinders the chance of their appeal as they seek to prove their ...

The Polunsky Unit, where death row inmates are held, is located in Livingston. Update: 10:15 a.m. June 26, 2025: This story was updated with new information.