Louisiana is scheduled to execute a man with nitrogen gas on March 18. Arkansas lawmakers are seeking to introduce nitrogen ...

Firing squads have a long and storied history in the U.S. They've served as a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way ...

Efforts to end the death penalty in Ohio have gained more support from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in recent years.

His attorneys argued that there is an “unconscionable risk” he’ll be executed because of a neurological disorder rather than ...

Hanson arrived in Oklahoma to face a likely execution by the state for his murder conviction. The Biden administration previously blocked the move.

South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin Meyers, a first for her time in office and the first commutation ...

New laws in Florida mandate stiffer criminal penalties for immigrants in the U.S. illegally than for everyone else.

Robbi Robinson was found guilty of dousing his father's fiancee, Brenda Scott, in accelerant and setting her on fire, killing ...

HAMILTON, Ohio (WKRC) - A Butler County judge sentenced a man to life in prison without parole. That was what the jury ...

Hoping to capitalize on the nation’s current political climate, Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins is urging state and ...

Prosecutors' failure to turn over evidence that might have bolstered Glossip's defense violated his constitutional right to a ...