The Arizona State Supreme Court was scheduled to meet Tuesday to discuss issuing a death warrant amid concerns about Arizona's execution protocols.

I am grateful to Connecticut for banning the death penalty, but it is deeply troubling to me that Connecticut companies are ...

From legendary trash talk to playing left-handed just for fun, the stories about Larry Bird are almost too crazy to believe. But former players confirm—they’re all real. Bird wasn’t just a great ...

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

A memo directs DOJ staff to pursue the death penalty for undocumented immigrants who have been charged with capital crimes, ...

Lawmakers introduced the bill after the HBO show ‘Last Week Tonight’ revealed that a CT company was the source of a drug used ...

It is unacceptable that a company in our state would violate the wishes of its neighbors and help carry out executions for other jurisdictions,” said one legislative champion.

I Am Ready, Warden,” nominated for an Oscar, follows John Henry Ramirez in the days before he was executed in Texas for murder. It also spotlights the sons of both Ramirez and his victim.

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

Rangel Vangas had been trial-bound when he pleaded guilty to murder in the deaths of two people at a Springettsbury Township rooming house.

David Duncan, a meticulous retired judge, led an inquest into Arizona's execution protocols -- until it was subverted by ...

The debate on whether the death penalty deters and lowers rates of crime is a long-simmering one, with both sides variously ...