Marion Bowman Jr., a 44-year-old inmate, is scheduled to be executed Friday night, marking the first execution in South ...

The Utah Constitution prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment” with language that mirrors the U.S. Constitution’s Eighth Amendment. However, Article I, Section 9 of the Utah Constitution extends ...

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

Bowman is scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. on Friday at a Columbia, South Carolina prison for the killing of 21-year-old Kandee Martin.

A new bill would make the firing squad Idaho's primary means of execution, after the state recently restored it as a backup ...

The Clark County coroner’s office ruled his death a homicide and said Hanson died from a stab wound to the chest. Hanson, 35, was serving a sentence for robbery. The prison replaced Ely State Pr ...

“No jurisdiction, federal or state, should continue using this cruel, unconstitutional execution method. We also hope the federal government, as well as state authorities, take into the ...

Bruce Pritchett, the attorney for Brooke and Jeromey Jackson, Hunter’s parents also filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the State, more specifically the Utah Department of Corrections ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A judge has granted the state's motion to recuse District Court Judge Natalia Cornelio from a high-profile death row appeal after she was accused of bias. Wednesday's ...

A former prison guard was convicted Tuesday of 64 counts of rape, sodomy and sexual battery on nine female prisoners at California’s state prison in Chowchilla. Gregory Rodriguez, 56 ...

No. 22 Utah State will be looking to extend their six-game winning streak on Wednesday. The Aggies, who own a 6-0 mark in Mountain West conference games, have burned bettors with a disappointing 2 ...