Roy Ward’s execution in Illinois was the 35th in the U.S. in 2025, with Florida leading the way with 13 executions this year.

Roberson would be the first person in the nation put to death for a "shaken baby" diagnosis. A "Dateline" podcast included ...

Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a federal lawsuit along with The Guardian and The Oklahoma Observer against Oklahoma prison officials. The lawsuit seeks to take the literal ...

Inside the death chamber at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. (Photo provided by the Indiana Department of Correction) A federal judge denied a bid by five news outlets to guarantee media ...

An inmate put to death last month in South Carolina's second firing squad execution was conscious and likely in extreme pain for up to a minute after the bullets missed their target, attorneys allege.

The U.S. government put convicted rapist and murderer Orlando Hall to death by lethal injection on Thursday, the eighth execution under the Trump administration since capital punishment was reinstated ...

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued the ruling on Thursday, Oct. 9, one week before Robert Roberson’s execution for the death of his 2-year-old daughter Nikki.