Nation Aug 12 3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010 By Kim Chandler, Travis Loller, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press
Politics May 28 Supreme Court rules for Black death row prisoner from Mississippi over racial bias in makeup of jury By a 5-4 vote, the justices sided with Terry Pitchford, who was sentenced to death for his role in the killing of a grocery store owner. By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
World May 14 Oklahoma judge allows former death row prisoner to be released on bond while awaiting retrial The decision clears the way for Richard Glossip, 63, to leave a lockup for the first time since his arrest nearly 30 years ago over a 1997 killing that put him on the brink of execution three separate times. The… By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press
Politics Mar 23 Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed over DNA testing Reed was sentenced to death for the 1996 killing of 19-year-old Stacey Stites. Prosecutors have refused to allow for DNA testing of the webbed belt that was used to strangle Stites as she made her way to work at a… 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
Oct 28 Florida man convicted raping and killing his neighbor is set to be executed By David Fischer, Associated Press It would be Florida's 15th death sentence carried out in 2025, further extending the state record for total executions in a single year. 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 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
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