The first of five teens accused in a deadly Valentine’s Day attack at San Jose’s Santana Row has been handed down his sentence.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals remanded a death penalty inmate’s case to trial court after granting him a stay of execution two days before he was scheduled to be put to death in March.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals remanded a death penalty inmate’s case to trial court after granting him a stay of execution two days before he was scheduled to be put to death in March.

The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole will hold a hearing to determine if death row inmate Ralph Leroy Menzies' sentence should be changed to life in prison without parole.

A commutation hearing will happen for Ralph Menzies. Menzies execution by firing squad is just over five weeks away, on September 5th.In an order published to t ...

Multiple agencies are investigating a death that occurred on board a Texas-based Carnival Dream cruise ship, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

“California death penalty prosecutions in the last five years alone have led to court costs of more than $300 million.” ...

Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson is asking the state's Court of Criminal Appeals to stay his October execution.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A Tennessee judge ruled Tuesday that the state can deactivate a death row inmate's implanted heart-regulating device at a hospital on the morning of his execution, rather than ...

At least 34 boys from the Dozier School were later sentenced to death. Did abuse make them more violent?

After 40 years on death row, Douglas Carter was ordered Tuesday to move from the state prison to the Utah County Jail to await a new murder trial.

From the commentary, "With the blood of both California and Texas flowing through my veins, I see the good and bad in each state. I can feel the warmth of their people, admire the beauty of their ...