From the daily newsletter: an editor’s note from Daniel Zalewski. Plus: Jia Tolentino on Joan Didion on Martha Stewart; ...

Since Texas reinstated capital punishment and adopted lethal injection as its means of execution in 1977, the state has put ...

Governor Landry announced that the La. Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections has finalized and implemented an updated ...

Texas's first female condemned killer received special permission to leave jail and be baptized at New Light Baptist Church ...

Governor Landry emphasized that this method will ensure Louisiana’s ability to carry out death sentences in a timely and effective manner.

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has finalized and implemented an updated protocol that allows for ...

Demetrius Terrence Frazier's final meal was a popular takeaway choice, after spending three decades in prison.

Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The ...

A North Carolina judge has ruled that racial bias tainted jury selection and sentencing in the trial of a Black inmate who was sentenced to death in 2009.

In a 120-page order, Superior Court Judge Wayland Sermons also ruled that race was “a significant factor” in other death ...

A biohacker has shaved 30 years off his biological sleep age by sticking to a strict nighttime routine of getting 6.5 hours ...

Demetrius Terrence Frazier spoke his final words yesterday evening (February 6) after being executed using nitrogen gas.