Florida death row inmate says his morbid obesity would 'complicate' lethal injection, wants leniency
A Florida death row inmate who was convicted of kidnapping and killing a woman in 2000 is asking the court to show him ...
A second South Carolina death row inmate chooses execution by firing squad
South Carolina death row inmate has asked to die by firing squad just five weeks after the state carried out its first ...
Florida Republicans open door to firing squads, lethal gas as they push death penalty expansion
A bill could make firing squads and lethal gas options in Florida executions as a shortage of pentobarbital, used for lethal ...
Austin man remains on death row after U.S. Supreme Court denies second petition
Areli Escobar has sought a new trial since a damning audit of APD's crime lab. The same office that prosecuted him has ...
D.A. Hochman officially brings death penalty back to Los Angeles
Delivering on a campaign promise, L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman says he will allow prosecutors to seek capital ...
A second person on South Carolina’s death row has chosen to be executed by firing squad
Mikal Mahdi, who killed a South Carolina police officer during a multi-state crime spree, has chosen to die by firing squad.
'He will die in prison': DA no longer pursuing death penalty against Walmart mass shooter
District Attorney James Montoya explain his decision not to seek the death penalty in the Walmart mass shooting case. A plea ...
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Death Row Letters
Elaine* spent the final 20 years of her life writing letters to 25 long-term prisoners in the U.S. prison system. Each of the 24 men and the sole woman ...