Prison officials served death row inmate Oscar Franklin Smith his last meal Wednesday night, about 16 hours before he's scheduled to die by lethal injection.

An emotional, first-ever father-daughter prom was recently held at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. The "Parent Prom" was ...

The Office of the Inspector General was notified, and the Kern County Coroner will determine Mendez’s official cause of death. Mendez, 46, was received from Riverside County on Dec. 2, 2004. He ...

A Sacramento judge on Friday formally imposed the death penalty for Adel Ramos, who pleaded guilty to the ambush killing of ...

Three forthcoming education and vocational training buildings by SHL and DLR Group stand to add new amenities at San Quentin, ...

In all, 21 state prisons are affected by the restrictions. A thorough investigation into the recent incidents is currently underway, state officials noted in a press release.

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - On Wednesday, a group of prison reform advocates gathered virtually to speak out against the death penalty in Mississippi.

The state of Texas is pushing to set a new execution date for death row inmate, Robert Roberson. FOX 4's Dan Godwin brings viewers the latest updates on the case.

Federal prosecutors said Ramirez worked to portray himself as an effective K-9 officer and secure a promotion. He served as an Investigative Services Unit K-9 Officer with the California Department of ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Gov. Tate Reeves won’t decide on Richard Gerald Jordan’s request for clemency until after the U.S. District Court decides its case. On Monday, a representative for ...

R. Kelly was hospitalized after what his lawyer called an assassination attempt, according to court documents filed Tuesday. Kelly, whose legal name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, was taken to Duke ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn., (AP) — A Tennessee judge did not have the authority to give Pervis Payne, who was formerly on death row, concurrent sentences of life in prison after ruling that he was ...