Sublette County Attorney Clayton Melinkovich said he hasn’t ruled out seeking the death penalty for two Big Piney men charged ...

Death row populations in the United States have declined to historic lows. The Death Penalty Policy Project reviewed 50 years of data and found that U.S. death rows shrank more last year than any ...

This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle February 3, ...

Ending capital punishment had been a dormant issue in Indiana, but advocates now believe a Republican-led effort to abolish ...

Indiana lawmakers call for an end to the death penalty with House Bill 1030, citing concerns of wrongful convictions and execution of innocent people.

South Carolina is preparing to execute the third inmate to be put to death since September as the state goes through a ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of a South Carolina inmate the day before his scheduled ...

(AP) — The state of Alabama urged a federal judge Tuesday to ... Frazier’s supporters had also argued he should be in a ...

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Texas inmate Cesar Hernandez details the execution day for Ramiro Gonzales in an essay for the Prison Journalism Project.

Rejon Taylor told Newsweek that he had received notice he would be transferred to ADX Florence, a "supermax" facility known for its harsh conditions.