How Robert Roberson’s ‘shaken baby’ death penalty became like no other in Texas history

Robert Roberson’s death penalty case has gained national attention for being based on the outdated science of “shaken baby ...

South Carolina's longest-serving death row inmate dies after spending 42 years in prison

Fred Singleton died of natural causes this week after spending over 40 years on South Carolina's death row for the 1982 rape ...

State’s longest-serving death row inmate dies after 42 years in jail

A South Carolina inmate who spent 42 years on death row has died of natural causes at a prison hospital, according to the ...
Denver Gazette

A jail death in Denver raises questions about intake policies — and how a man with a violent history kept getting released early

On June 30, deputies from the Denver Sheriff Department responded to an overnight call for help in the agency’s Downtown ...

U.S. executes first Black man since resumption of federal death penalty

The U.S. government executed convicted murderer Christopher Vialva on Thursday, the first Black man to suffer the federal death penalty since the punishment was resumed this summer after a 17-year ...