Mar 24 Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas death row inmate By Associated Press The justices left in place a Texas appeals court ruling that upheld the murder conviction and death sentence for Areli Escobar, even though Escobar's case is similar to that of an Oklahoma man, Richard Glossip, whose murder conviction the high… Continue reading
Mar 07 South Carolina prisoner is first in the U.S. to be executed by firing squad in 15 years By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner to die by that method in 15 years. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 6:08 South Carolina executes convicted murderer by firing squad By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens A South Carolina man was put to death by a firing squad Friday after being convicted of a 2001 double homicide. The execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, marks the first time since 2010 that a firing squad has been used… Continue watching
Feb 25 Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma man Richard Glossip's murder conviction and death sentence By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices on Tuesday found that Glossip's trial violated his constitutional rights. Continue reading
Feb 24 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case about a Texas man on death row suing for access to DNA testing By Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court heard the case of a Texas man on death row who has long argued that DNA testing would help prove he didn’t kill an 85-year-old woman during a home robbery decades ago. Continue reading
Dec 24 Trump says he will pursue more executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Trump criticized Biden’s decision on Monday to change the sentences of 37 of the 40 condemned people to life in prison without parole. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 5:29 Why Biden commuted the sentences of 37 people on federal death row By William Brangham, Saher Khan President Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 prisoners on federal death row who will stay in prison for life but will not be subject to executions. Biden's move is likely motivated by the incoming Trump administration's… Continue watching
Dec 23 Biden commutes sentences of 37 of 40 federal death row inmates, gives life in prison By Will Weissert, Darlene Superville, Associated Press The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on federal land and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals, as well as the killings of guards or… Continue reading
Dec 19 Oklahoma puts man to death by lethal injection in nation's final execution of 2024 By Sean Murphy, Associated Press An Oklahoma man who killed a 10-year-old girl died by lethal injection Thursday in the nation’s 25th and final execution of the year. Continue reading
Dec 18 Indiana completes first execution in 15 years as man convicted of quadruple homicide is put to death By Sophia Tareen, Rick Callahan, Associated Press Indiana has carried out its first execution in 15 years by putting to death a man convicted of killing four people decades ago, including his brother and his sister's fiancé. Continue reading