From behind bars, the former Death Row CEO recounts Shakur's final hours — and the surreal ritual that followed.

Dylann Roof wanted to start a race war, but I feel like there is already such a war going on, and it plays out in our ...

Richard Jordan, the longest-serving and oldest person on Mississippi's death row, was executed on June 25 for the 1976 murder ...

A change of plea hearing was set for Wednesday, but the family has asked prosecutors to delay it to give them more time to ...

Bryan Kohberger, the 30-year-old accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students in their apartment in 2022, ...

Mississippi has executed the longest-serving man on its death row nearly 50 years after he was convicted of murder.

On June 29, 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment, as then administered by individual states, was ...

As of June 19, 2025, there were 169 people on death row in Texas. Four of them are women, including Melissa Lucio, who was convicted in 2008 of beating her 2-year-old daughter to death.

Attorneys for Teresa Youngblut have asked a judge to extend a deadline to present evidence to prosecutors as they weigh whether to bring capital crimes in the case.

Catholic organizations had lobbied Pat Quinn to end the death penalty. The former governor was not previously aware of ...

Christopher Barbour tried to take back his confession more than 30 years ago. Now, new DNA points to someone else.

The Rev. Jeff Hood has witnessed 11 executions: four in Oklahoma, three in Alabama, two in Texas, one in Missouri and one in ...