The Tennessee Supreme Court refused to hear Christa Pike's challenge to her death sentence, but another case won her more ...

At times, Freddie Eugene Owens' letters are incredibly vulnerable as he says he's "also human." At others they threaten ...

Wade Wilson, 30, has officially started the appeal process after being sentenced to death for murdering two women in October ...

If it moves forward, it will be the state's first execution in 13 years and the 14th execution in the nation this year. It's ...

Taiwan's constitutional court ruled on Friday that the death penalty is constitutional but only for the most serious crimes ...

What’s your biggest secret, the one thing you’ve never told anyone? For Steven Golden, it was the truth about what happened ...

A Taiwan court decided on Friday to retain capital punishment, but ruled its application should be "limited to special and ...

One of the most popular death row meals in history are that of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who didn't hold back when ...

In South Carolina, the governor has the lone ability to grant clemency and reduce a death sentence to life in prison. However ...

State Senator John Whitmire said Brewer was trying to 'make a mockery' of the system with his ridiculous final meal order.

The ruling reflects a compromise between international pressure for abolition and domestic support for harsh punishment to ...