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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. has seen 35 executions this year, already surpassing the number of executions carried out last year and could be the ...

Robert Roberson's death-row case could take a new turn as a New Jersey court released a ruling on shaken baby syndrome.

Utah inmate Ralph Menzies died of natural causes after his execution was blocked after developing dementia during his nearly ...

The Justice Department has so far transferred 10 of 37 former death row inmates to the nation's "supermax" prison, and it ...

A Louisiana man who spent nearly three decades on death row is out on bail. On Wednesday, Jimmie Duncan posted bail and left ...

Justice is elusive for many impacted by the deadly realities of a multi-billion dollar industry: human trafficking. A KXAN ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols are asking the governor to convert his sentence to life imprisonment with just a month until his scheduled execution ...

FILE - This undated photo released by the Tennessee Department of Corrections shows Harold Nichols in Tennessee. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols ...