Charles Thompson, who once briefly escaped custody after being sentenced to death, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday evening for the 1998 double murder of his...
Wednesday is expected to be one of the most significant moments in the history of the Dallas County Commissioners Court: evidence will be presented and a...
Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office can employ the Baton Rouge law firm where her husband is a partner to help the agency defend death sentences, the...
A death row inmate in Oklahoma was preparing for his scheduled execution Thursday when Gov. Kevin Sitt spared his life and announced his decision to commute...
The death sentence has been removed from eight criminal offences in Vietnamese law and replaced with life imprisonment for offenders. Vietnam will end capital punishment for...
Move coincides with DRC’s drive to sign minerals deal with US in exchange for security in war with Rwanda-backed rebels. Three United States citizens initially sentenced...
The Texas senate has passed a bill that would expand death penalty eligibility for individuals convicted of murdering children. PREVIOUS: Senate committee recommends expanding death penalty...
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 19, 2025 / 16:25 pm Louisiana carried out its first execution in 15 years on Tuesday evening, using nitrogen...
Federal prison officials transferred an inmate to Oklahoma custody so that he can be executed for a 1999 killing, following through on President Trump’s sweeping executive...
A terminally ill man who spent over 30 years on death row in Louisiana for the killing of his stepson died days after a March date...
