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By age 46, Bob Williams had spent more than half his life in isolation, waiting to die on San Quentin's death row.
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a Texas man on death row can bring a federal civil rights claim to challenge the ...
For nearly 15 years, a man on death row in Texas has sought DNA testing to try and prove he did not kill an 85-year-old woman ...
The Tennessee Supreme Court set execution dates for four people on death row in 2025. Oscar Franklin Smith's execution May 22 was the first in five years. A judge has temporarily called off one ...
The Tennessee Supreme Court set execution dates for four people on death row in 2025. Oscar Franklin Smith's execution May 22 was the first in five years.. A judge has temporarily called off one ...
There are 25 people on death row in the commonwealth. Two other suspects in the Acker case, 75-year-old Roger Epperson and 66-year-old Donald Bartley, were also convicted in the case.
A second person on South Carolina’s death row has chosen to be executed by firing squad By Ted Clifford. Updated March 28, 2025 4:58 PM.
The Attorney General’s Office has identified 24 individuals on death row who have exhausted their appeals and are among those closest to execution.
Since 1977, 295 people have been removed from death row, according to the NCDAC. More than 70% of those individuals had their death sentence overturned and resentenced to a lesser penalty.
Since 1977, 295 people have been removed from death row, according to the NCDAC. More than 70% of those individuals had their death sentence overturned and resentenced to a lesser penalty.