Tarrant County now leads Dallas County in the number of people awaiting execution, according to state prison data and court ...

I am ready to go. I am ready, Warden.” These were the last words of death row inmate John Henry Ramirez shortly before his ...

At issue is the belief by the two inmates – both of whom maintain their innocence – that Biden's commutation puts them at a ...

Robert Roberson’s case only scratches the surface of the multitude of faults that permeate this system of death in Texas.

President Joe Biden had the death sentences of 37 federal inmates commuted last month—but two of those prisoners are refusing ...

Outgoing North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper on Tuesday announced 15 commutations of the death penalty to life in prison ...

Shannon Agofsky and Len Davis refused to sign paperwork that would reduce their sentences to life without parole.

Saldívar has maintained a spotless record during her incarceration, which qualifies her for consideration by the parole board ...

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Shannon Agofsky and Len Davis argued that President Joe Biden’s commutations hinder their chance of appeal as they seek to ...