The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals remanded David Leonard Wood's death penalty case back to a trial court. Wood's attorneys allege constitutional violations, including claims of innocence and ...

CNA has released three new interactive maps to show where each state in the U.S. stands on life issues — the protection of ...

The incident took place at the Downtown Suites motel in Dallas. The suspect, a co-worker with a criminal record, has been ...

President Donald Trump's plan to impose the death penalty for all murder convictions in Washington, D.C. has been deemed unconstitutional and would overwhelm the legal system, according to the Death ...

The death penalty has been part of human civilization for centuries, rooted in ancient legal codes that justified punish ...

Prejean, a prominent death penalty advocate, and others want the California governor to commute the sentence of every ...

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a Texas death row inmate seeking to have his pastor be allowed to pray out loud and touch him during his execution. The high court's decision won ...

Over the past 25 years, Texas has led the nation in the number of executions, with 456 taking place from 1985 through June 16, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice website. But the ...

Trump’s administration has been pushing for the death penalty, but judges are blocking attempts to reverse previous decisions ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Melissa Lucio has been on death row since August 2008 after being convicted in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Mariah. Lucio is set to be executed in April, and many ...

The scheduled execution comes amid an elevated number of executions in Florida and nationwide in 2025, and it highlights ongoing legal and political debates about capital punishment, prolonged ...

SMU's football rise from NCAA's "death penalty" to playoff success is captured in ESPN's new documentary, Thunder On.