In theory, the death penalty is reserved for “the worst of the worst.” In practice, it is very different. People who are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TALLAHASSEE — Accusing the state of “reckless maladministration” of the lethal-injection process, an attorney for condemned killer ...

James Broadnax, who was 19 when he shot and killed two Christian music producers in 2008, has filed last minute appeals ahead of his scheduled April 30 execution.

A look at the process of Harold Nichol's execution and why his lawyer fought to give his client information about drugs used. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The State of Tennessee held its third execution ...

Read full article: 3 dead, 4 sent to hospital after teen driver hops median into oncoming traffic on Atlantic Boulevard: JSO A memorial outside Patriot Oaks Academy continues to grow after a ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey spared the life of a 75-year-old death row inmate who was set to be executed this week for a killing he did not commit ...

>> LOOK AT THIS BEHIND US. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF DEATH PENALTY EXECUTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY SINCE 1977. YOU SEE THE LATE 90'S. THAT WAS THE PEAK. BUT THEN A GRADUAL DECLINE. >> THAT IS UNTIL NOW. THIS UP ...

Trigger Warning: This article contains details of violence and death. Reader discretion is strongly advised. A Texas death row inmate, Cedric Ricks, used his final words to apologize to the victim’s ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As Tennessee eyes a wave of executions, attorneys for 33 death row inmates on Tuesday filed a lawsuit seeking to strike down the state’s new three-drug combination for lethal ...

(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) –As Indiana lawmakers prepare to reconvene in January for a shortened 2026 legislative session, multiple Republican legislators have filed bills to expand how the state ...

On the evening of February 24, the state of Florida continued its aggressive use of the death penalty, executing 65-year-old Melvin Trotter at Florida State Prison near Starke. Trotter, who had spent ...

The deaths of director Rob Reiner and his wife have drawn attention to California’s long and tangled history with the death penalty. Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 68, were found dead of stab ...