Louisiana will resume executions after a 15-year hiatus, forging ahead on plans set in motion last spring to carry out death sentences using nitrogen hypoxia.

The Florida Legislature was poised Wednesday to pass what Gov. Ron DeSantis is hailing as the strongest legislation to combat ...

An Osceola judge delayed the sex crimes trial of Stephan Sterns as prosecutors prepare a response to efforts to throw out ...

In Florida, capital crimes include homicide, controlled-substance trafficking and sexual abuse of young children.

TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers want to make the death penalty mandatory for immigrants in the country illegally who are convicted of capital crimes, a change that would remove the jury from the ...

Arizona has set an execution date for a convicted killer on death row, marking the state's return to the death penalty after ...

Bryan Kohberger faces four counts of murder and burglary over the killings of University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, ...

Those housed in the O'Daniel Unit in Gatesville, including such names as Melissa Lucio, have had their lives touched by a ...

The University of Mississippi graduate accused of killing Jimmie “Jay” Lee was indicted on tampering with physical evidence, a new charge that comes on the heels of the unexpected discovery of Lee’s ...

Bills changing unemployment requirements, imposing the death penalty and requiring parental consent for vaccines passed the ...

The Louisiana Legislature approved the use of nitrogen gas executions last year, following Alabama's implementation of the ...

This is the eleventh installment in a series of articles intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of ...