Texas has, by far, led the nation in executions since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. These are the Dallas County ...

A Utah man who was spared execution this fall after developing dementia during his 37 years on death row has died of apparent ...

Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols has declined to chose between the electric chair and lethal injection for his Dec. 11 execution, meaning the state will default to lethal ...

After avoiding another execution last month, Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson faces yet another roadblock in his pursuit of a new trial.

East Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson seeks a new trial and points to New Jersey ruling against Shaken Baby Syndrome ...

Outrage erupts over a botched execution in Alabama as death row inmate bursts into flames. The incident reignites the death ...

A new report finds that five of the 15 people executed in Florida this year were military veterans. Gov. Ron DeSantis defends the record number of executions, stating he is bringing justice to victims ...

Bryan Jennings is scheduled to be executed for the 1979 rape and murder of a six-year-old girl. Florida has executed 15 inmates in 2025, more than any other state. Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed more ...

Executions are on the rise in the United States. After creeping upward since the coronavirus pandemic, when the country's use of the death penalty reached a historic low, the numbers have skyrocketed ...

Florida leads the nation in executions in a year that has seen an increase in the number of inmates put to death nationwide.