Conditions for inmates on Georgia's death row can be defined by extreme isolation, harsh restrictions and a severe ...

The busiest death chamber in the country is located inside the maximum-security prison in Huntsville, Texas, known as the ...

The law has ignited national partisan disputes, and Duke professors expressed concern over its changes to bail and capital ...

He will have until Oct. 31 to choose if he wants to die by lethal injection, firing squad or the electric chair.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina inmate who killed a man, burned his eyes with cigarettes and then painted “catch me if ...

Thirty-four men have been executed by court order in the US this year, with eight more scheduled before its close, five of whom are due to die in the next eight days. This year's total already ...

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas’ top criminal court on Thursday again paused the execution of Robert Roberson, just days before he was set to become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder ...

EVANSVILLE – Of the 96 convicted killers executed through the Indiana death penalty since 1897, 11 have had ties to Southern Indiana. And on Oct. 10, that number will grow to 12. Spencer County man ...