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

Until this year, death penalty executions had been dwindling across the nation. The sudden spike now is unusual, experts say. Forty-five people on death row have been executed so far this year, and ...

The governor of Alabama has granted clemency to a man on death row for three decades, a rare move that spares the accomplice in a 1991 murder from execution on Thursday.

Rhys Williams became friends with convicted killer Roderick Orme after the pair began exchanging letters.

Florida's death row population is shrinking. Learn about the only biological woman, Tina Brown, and trans woman Jenna Rodgers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Convicted killer Wade Wilson's journey to Florida's death row is documented in detail in the new Paramount+ docuseries "Handsome ...

>> 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 ...

Short stories, poetry and think pieces Joesph Patri Brown has written while incarcerated have been collected in a book called ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Several appeals in some of Texas’ highest-profile capital punishment cases are set for 2026 as the state continues to maintain a ...

The number of people on Florida's death row is dropping quickly as Gov. Ron DeSantis keeps up the rapid pace of executions he started in 2025. There are currently 250 people on th ...

15 MINUTES. CAMERON. YEAH, BACK TO THE BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. OKLAHOMA DEATH ROW INMATE TRAMAINE WOOD WAS JUST SAVED FROM EXECUTION AT THE LAST MINUTE. A DRAMATIC MOVE FROM GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT ...