Five death row inmates who were scheduled to be executed this year will live a little longer while the state reviews its capital punishment procedure. Governor...
The state said the move will provide an alternative to lethal injections, but critics note that, in addition to its dark historic roots, the method has...
Scott Peterson was convicted in 2004 of murdering his wife, Laci, and their unborn child. He was sentenced to death for the crimes, but the California...
Early Tuesday morning, the United States went forward with its first federal execution since 2003. The move comes after the Supreme Court rejected a last-minute injunction...
Lawyers for the convicted gunman, who killed nine black churchgoers in South Carolina in 2015, are appealing their defendant’s convictions and death penalty sentence. The shooter’s...
The Supreme Court ruled that an inmate in Missouri could be put to death via lethal injection, despite the fact that he claims it would be...
