The Supreme Court granted an Oklahoma death row inmate, who has been scheduled for execution nine times, a new trial after it was revealed a key witness lied on the stand.

After multiple failed appeals, Roberson is renewing his fight to overturn his conviction, citing medical evidence that challenges his daughter's autopsy findings.

A Texas death row inmate was executed Thursday, the country's second lethal injection of the day, expressing remorse for the 2004 murders at a Killeen strip club.

A Florida death row inmate convicted of murdering a young couple in front of their 23-month-old in 1997 had his final meal and was executed by lethal injection.

Judge ruled prosecutors unlawfully dismissed Black jurors in Hasson Bacote's death penalty case and used racist language like "thug" and "predators of the African plain."

Demetrius Terrance Frazier was the fourth person executed in the United States using nitrogen hypoxia, which involves replacing breathable air with pure nitrogen gas

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Brenda Andrew can pursue her claim that prosecutors unfairly focused on her sex life during her trial.

Two federal death row inmates whose sentences were commuted by President Joe Biden are refusing to sign the paperwork accepting lighter sentences, wanting to retain their death sentences.

An Arizona death row inmate is asking the state's Supreme Court to expedite his execution, bypassing legal formalities to have his sentence carried out sooner.

Donald Trump made some special mentions in a recent Christmas message shared online, including President Joe Biden and the people he recently granted clemency.

Robert Bowers, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and Dylann Roof remain in death row

37 of the 40 inmates on death row had their executions commuted by the president. They will serve life without parole

President Joe Biden is considering commuting the sentences of most, if not all, 40 death row inmates, including Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, following pressure from religious and civil rights groups, sources told The Wall Street Journal.

Roberson's initial testimony was halted by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who cited safety concerns about having him exit his Houston-area prison.

Randy Halprin was part of the "Texas 7" gang of escaped prisoners. Ha had already won a reprieve from the death penalty in 2019 for the same reason

Rep. Jeffrey Leach apologized and dismissed Paxton's request : "I'm not afraid to admit when I mess up."

A death row inmate's last meal request—a cigarette—was initially denied by prison guards because it would have been bad for his health.

A Texas death row inmate was temporarily saved from execution Thursday when a hearing was scheduled to raise concerns about the science behind the conviction.

Robert Roberson will now have a chance to testify at a legislative hearing on Oct. 21

Idaho will now allow lethal injections to be administered via central venous lines in the groin, neck, chest, or arm.

After decades on death row, Richard Moore faces a choice between electrocution or a firing squad, but the former prison chief says he doesn't deserve to die.

Hakamada insisted he was innocent, but later gave a forced confession after he said investigators beat and interrogated him relentlessly.

Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole Board voted in favor of sparing Emmanuel Littlejohn's life Wednesday 3-2 in August.

A Pennsylvania death row inmate that has spent over a quarter century in solitary confinement can now sue the prison, thanks to a recent ruling.

the former detective admitted grave errors in the investigation and prosecution of the case

Robert Roberson's request for a new trial was denied. Now his defense is preparing a clemency petition directed to Gov. Greg Abbott.

Arthur Lee Burton would be the third person to be executed in the state this year. Another one was suspended minutes before it was set to take place last month

The future of the case depends on whether the highest court in the country grants what's called a writ of certiorari

The 57-year-old is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday. He was convicted in 1999 of murdering a woman in her trailer

A 49-year-old woman on death row for the deaths of two men reportedly died from choking on her food awaiting her execution.