Two men accused of masterminding a scheme to smuggle drugs and cellphones into Ohio prisons, including facilities in Ross County, were sentenced this week, according to ...

Today in Ohio podcast exposes how Attorney General Dave Yost and Republican lawmakers are waging a meaningless battle for ...

James Edward Smith asked for a lump of dirt, but his request was denied. He settled for a cup of yogurt instead.

An Ohio prisoner faced a judge for the first time Thursday after a Ross County grand jury indicted him for the beating death ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohio lawmakers are trying to end the state’s years-long moratorium on executions by compelling state prison ...

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday that she has directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, following through ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Bruce Earl Ward, the longest-serving inmate on death row in Arkansas, died on April 1 from natural causes ...

If a corrections bill in the Florida Legislature passes, the state could see death row prisoners executed by firing squad or ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Bruce Ward, a convicted murderer who was the longest-serving inmate on Arkansas' death row, has died, ...

The American Civil Liberties Union has called for the abolition of the death penalty. Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis ...

The Dallas County Commissioners Court wants to weigh in on Robert Roberson's case: Officials asked a Florida-based forensic ...

The average time spent on Ohio's death row is now 22 years, with death by natural causes or suicide far more likely than ...