McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has spared the life of a death row inmate just before he was set to receive a lethal injection on Thursday, commuting the man’s sentence to life in ...

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about how the system works here and a firsthand account from a reporter who witnessed an execution here.

You've been waiting for this moment for years, and now that it's here, you just wish you had a little more time. In today's ...

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about the lives of death row inmates at the Polunsky Unit here and a first-person account from a reporter who ...

I first met William Noguera in June 2013 when he was on San Quentin’s Death Row in San Quentin, California. I was led into a cage where there was a small table and two chairs among other cages with ...

The one-of-a-kind story of SMU’s football program, its death penalty and its resurgence returned to the big screen Sunday when Thunder On: Resurgence of the SMU Mustangs aired on ESPN. The hour-long ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Tuesday marked another call to save the life of death row inmate Tremane Wood. The latest plea comes from Oklahoma faith leaders ahead of his scheduled execution on Thursday. In ...

15 MINUTES. CAMERON. YEAH, BACK TO THE BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. OKLAHOMA DEATH ROW INMATE TRAMAINE WOOD WAS JUST SAVED FROM EXECUTION AT THE LAST MINUTE. A DRAMATIC MOVE FROM GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT ...

TULSA, Okla. — With only days before his scheduled execution, the mother of Oklahoma death row inmate Tremane Wood said she’s fighting not only for her son’s life but for fairness in a system she ...

Tennessee has scheduled the execution of Christa Gail Pike, the only woman on the state's death row. Florida has executed two women in its history: Serial killer Aileen Wuornos in 2002 and 'Black ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols are asking the governor to convert his sentence to life imprisonment with just a month until his scheduled ...