Politics Mar 23 Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed over DNA testing By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Politics Feb 12 Trump administration can't move former death row inmates to 'Supermax' prison for now, judge rules A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 inmates with commuted death sentences to the nation’s highest security federal prison, warning that officials cannot employ a “sham” process for deciding where to incarcerate the prisoners for… By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Politics Oct 28 Florida man convicted raping and killing his neighbor is set to be executed It would be Florida's 15th death sentence carried out in 2025, further extending the state record for total executions in a single year. By David Fischer, Associated Press
Nation Dec 23 Watch 5:29 Why Biden commuted the sentences of 37 people on federal death row 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… By William Brangham, Saher Khan
Nation Dec 18 Indiana completes first execution in 15 years as man convicted of quadruple homicide is put to death 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. By Sophia Tareen, Rick Callahan, Associated Press
Oct 19 Watch 6:18 What's behind a recent rise in executions in America after years of decline By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery While the execution of a Texas man was temporarily put on hold this week, more than 2,000 people remain on death row across the country. The Texas case has highlighted a recent increase in executions and prompted questions about how… Continue watching
Jun 27 Oklahoma executes man on death row convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old girl in 1984 By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Oklahoma has executed a man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 7-year-old girl in 1984. Continue reading
Dec 01 For the first time, more Americans believe death penalty is applied unfairly, report finds By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Whether the public’s waning support for the death penalty and the declining number of executions and death sentences will ultimately result in the abolition of capital punishment in the U.S. remains uncertain, experts said. Continue reading
Nov 09 Oklahoma board recommends the governor spare the life of a death row inmate who argued self-defense By Sean Murphy, Associated Press The board voted 3-2 on Wednesday to recommend that Gov. Kevin Stitt spare the life of Phillip Dean Hancock. Hancock was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2001 shooting deaths after an argument at a home in south Oklahoma City. Continue reading
Oct 31 Why some Republicans in Oklahoma want to pause executions By Adam Kemp Oklahoma and Texas accounted for more than half of all executions in the U.S. last year. These Republicans say the death penalty cases need to be reexamined… Continue reading