I explain what reportedly happens during the final 24 hours on death row.

By outlawing indefinite solitary confinement for death row inmates, Oklahoma joins states like Hawaii, Connecticut, and New York, which have ended this practice in recent years. Some prisoners remain ...

Florida carried out its second execution on Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. A group of 50 people held a vigil outside the Florida State ...

Melvin Trotter, convicted of a 1986 murder, faces execution in Florida today after the Supreme Court denied his appeals.

As Melvin Trotter faces execution today for a 1986 killing in Florida, his attorneys argue his intellectual disability has been long-documented.

Some of the night's most explosive moments, including a sign about apes and an appearance by a group of “winning” Americans, have gone viral.

Boston fits 400 years of history into a few tight miles, where the air smells like salty seafood, the streets look frozen in another century and every block promises something worth eating — and you ...

An Arkansas death row inmate will have a hearing in August to determine if he can end his appeals against the advice of an ...

The Alabama Supreme Court has issued an order to carry out the sentence of death row inmate Charles Lee Burton.

According to a news release from the Orange County Sheriff's Department, Rosasmedrano was housed at the Theo Lacy Facility when he was found unresponsive on Sunday. Deputies and County Medical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alabama is asking a federal appellate court to stop the new trial for a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row for a ...

The Santa Ana Police Department booked the inmate into the Theo Lacy Facility on Feb. 19 for vehicle theft, receiving a stolen vehicle and obstructing or resisting a peace officer.