A Texas man facing execution did not appear at the state Capitol after two failed attempts by lawmakers to issue a subpoena ...

Richard Leavitt’s face appeared relaxed, though his feet and fingers were fidgeting, as he entered the execution chamber on a ...

Tennessee announced Friday a new method that could allow the state to resume executions after the last scheduled execution was abruptly halted in 2022.

Honie, 48, was the first death row inmate executed in Utah in 14 years. His lethal injection made Utah one of three states to ...

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), under the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, has released its annual ...

Texas death penalty report highlights racial disparities and execution trends, with significant insights into systemic flaws.

More than 2 years after Tennessee abruptly halted the execution of inmate Oscar Smith, the state has announced a new lethal ...

according to a recent report by the Death Penalty Information Center. According to the Indiana Capital Chronicle, witnesses were only allowed to watch the execution for six minutes before blinds ...

Corcoran was scheduled to be executed with the powerful sedative pentobarbital, but the state agency’s statement did not ...

The bill, authored by state Rep. Robert Morris (R-Fort Wayne), would repeal the existing death penalty statute and commute ...

The US saw a slight increase in new death sentences in 2024 while executions remained near historic lows, according to a year ...

President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row, exempting those convicted of terrorism and ...