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

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

The Rev. Jeff Hood has made a career of fighting to save men the state wants to kill — and it doesn't matter if they're ...

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

The bill comes as public support for the death penalty is at a five-decade ... by firing squad and several others that allow nitrogen gas. Last month, Brad Keith Sigmon became the first inmate ...

Defense attorneys argue it would be "unheard of in both this state and the nation" for executions to be scheduled before an inmate exhausts all appeals.

Bruce Ward, a convicted murderer who was the longest-serving inmate on Arkansas’ death row, has died, the state Department of ...

CADDO PARISH, La. (KSLA) - The Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office is seeking death warrants for two death row inmates.

A new book called The Volunteer is looking at the death penalty in America through the eyes of Nevada inmate Scott Dozier, ...