Harrel Braddy was sentenced to life in a Florida prison for leaving a 5-year-old girl to be eaten, killed by gators.

A judge found prosecutors committed a “grave error” when they falsely claimed that one of the condemned inmate’s trial ...

Gov. Kelly Ayotte wants to bring back death penalty in New Hampshire, but a House committee recommended against it.

A judge has given the state extra time to respond in Robert Roberson’s death‑row case, as his attorneys push for a new trial ...

The United States recorded its highest number of executions since 2009 in 2025, with 47 people executed across 11 states, as ...

The Justice Department said it will seek the death penalty for the man accused of shooting two National Guard members, and killing one of them, near the White House in November.

The Mississippi Supreme Court rejected a successive post-conviction appeal by death row inmate Xavier Brown, who was ...

The man accused of ambushing two National Guard members, killing one and critically injuring the other, pleaded not guilty to ...

Death row inmate Robert Roberson’s case remains in legal limbo. On Tuesday his attorneys filed an Opposition to State’s Motion for Extension to Answer, asking the Anderson County district court to ...

Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty for his alleged killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Eddie Mae Ellison, from left, Jackie Bradford, Mary Bradford and Lois Harris hold signs on Jan. 28, 2026, in Montgomery, Ala., urging Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to grant clemency for their family member ...

A bill introduced in early 2026 would've authorized executions by suffocation via nitrogen gas.