An Arkansas death row inmate will have a hearing in August to determine if he can end his appeals against the advice of an ...

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has called on the Kenyan government to abolish the death penalty through legislative reforms.

As Alabama’s chief executive, you have many duties that keep you very busy, so this request to grant clemency to the death row inmate named Charles (Sonny) Burton may escape your notice.

The House Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice Committee heard House Bill 495 that would accelerate appeals processes for capital cases. Attorneys who work on such cases expressed alarm.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the death warrant for Michael King, convicted in the 2008 murder of Denise Amber Lee.

A Texas death row inmate who gained notoriety after a brazen escape from jail has been executed for the double murder of his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in 1998. Charles Victor Thompson, 55, ...

Ronald Palmer Heath has been put to death for the 1989 killing of Michael Sheridan marking Florida's first execution of 2026.

Ronald Palmer Heath was convicted in 1990 of first-degree murder, robbery with a death weapon and multiple forgery charges.

Florida has executed Ronald Heath, who became a murderer when he was 16 and killed two other men when he was released from prison nearly 20 years early.

Erick Hall, the convicted murderer behind two of Idaho’s most notorious cold cases, will not face the state’s execution ...

One of the nine inmates on Idaho’s death row has passed away. According to The Idaho Department of Correction, the inmate passed away from natural causes at a local hospital on February 9.