Keri Blakinger’s ’14 journalistic work covering death row inmates has earned her an Oscar nomination as a producer for the documentary I Am Ready, Warden.

When Kim Kardashian appealed last year to her 350 million-plus Instagram followers on behalf of condemned killer Ivan Cantu, ...

Richard Lee Tabler pleaded for forgiveness in his final moments and told of his 'regret' about his crimes before he was ...

Unlike the live-action shorts, the Academy doesn’t mind choosing something on the lighter side to award the Oscar for best ...

A federal judge has reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s execution protocol as the state prepares to carry out the ...

Plus, on this week's "Screen Talk" episode, we pick the Oscar-nominated shorts that will give you the edge on your own ballot ...

This past Sunday, the cinema screened the five Oscar-nominated short documentaries: “Instruments of a Beating Heart,” ...

I wrote that the independent spirit in these Oscar Shorts categories felt absent and perhaps would be for the unforeseeable future, as Netflix, The New Yorker and other such services and publications ...

Prepare for an emotional rollercoaster as we explore the most powerful, haunting, and unforgettable execution scenes in ...

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The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 ...