In theory, the death penalty is reserved for “the worst of the worst.” In practice, it is very different. People who are ...

Two of the four suspects facing murder charges in the 2021 Northwest Miami-Dade club shooting that killed three people and injured 20 others won’t face the death penalty. Prosecutors in a Wednesday ...

The governor of Alabama has granted clemency to a man on death row for three decades, a rare move that spares the accomplice in a 1991 murder from execution on Thursday.

Every year, thousands of prisoners in the U.S. are placed in solitary confinement, where they endure isolation, abuse, and mental suffering. This practice might soon become rarer for some inmates in ...

Before execution, many death row inmates are offered a final meal. The requests range from ordinary to deeply unusual, and in some cases, the meal is declined entirely. This list looks at ten of the ...

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 ex-death row inmates, granted clemency by former President Biden, to the most restrictive “supermax” prison in the ...

The ruling is the latest development in the long-running legal fight over whether the Bureau of Prisons could transfer inmates to ADX Florence, sometimes known as the “Alcatraz of the Rockies,” after ...

Idaho death row prisoner Erick Hall, convicted of two rapes and murders, died in custody. Hall’s convictions stemmed from the killings of Lynn Henneman and Cheryl Ann Hanlon. Idaho is switching from ...

Indiana lawmakers tried to pass legislation that would allow the state to execute people using nitrogen gas or a firing squad. What's Undetermined The legislation failed to pass. If it had become law, ...

Convicted killer Wade Wilson is one of eight death row inmates connected to Southwest Florida crimes. Seven of the inmates are from Lee County, while one is from Collier County. Some inmates, like ...

Oklahoma County leaders have approved a $350,000 settlement tied to the death of an inmate in 2021. Gabriel Yalartai was found dead in his jail cell on Christmas Day 2021 while housed in the Oklahoma ...

A new Paramount+ docuseries details the case of Wade Wilson, who is on Florida's death row. Wilson was convicted in 2024 for the 2019 murders of Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz. The article outlines ...