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.

California currently has 574 individuals on death row, the most in the nation, while being the most populous U.S. state.

Call grows for Gov. Gavin Newsom to end death penalty in California, reducing sentences to life without parole and addressing systemic discrimination.

Our taxpayer dollars are once again being squandered on prisoners in death-row stasis. Just recently, a judge once again declared an inmate was fit for execution (after 37 years) and competent to ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a Texas death row inmate can challenge the constitutionality of the state’s DNA testing law in his bid to have DNA evidence from his case tested. In a 6 ...

Congressman Mike Flood took the time Thursday to honor KETV's Andrew Ozaki on the U.S. House floor. In his speech, the Republican called Ozaki a "giant in Nebraska journalism." ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a Texas death row inmate who is seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for execution. The 6-3 decision in favor of Ruben ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a Texas death row inmate who is seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for execution. The 6-3 decision in favor of Ruben ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a Texas death row inmate who is seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for execution.

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a Texas death row inmate who is seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for execution.

The Supreme Court granted Texas death row inmate Ruben Gutierrez the right to sue over DNA testing laws as he argues he shouldn't be given the death penalty for the 1998 murder he was convicted of.

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 for Ruben Gutierrez, a Texas death row inmate, granting a path for DNA testing that could impact his execution eligibility.