A Florida prison inmate has been compared to the Virgin Mary after falling pregnant with the child of another inmate despite the two never having met face to face.
A majority of Alabama inmates would cast their vote for Donald Trump if given the chance, with support for the former president outpacing his rivals even from behind prison walls, according to a new survey by The Marshall Project.
Famed TV personality Dr. Phil McGraw and best-selling author John Grisham joined the fight to save a Texas death row inmate, testifying before lawmakers just days after a last-minute legal intervention halted his execution.
The US is slated for its deadliest week on death row in 20 years, with five scheduled executions to take place in Alabama, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas.
Garcia Glen White - Oct 17 and Robert Leslie Roberson III - Oct 1 Texas is set to execute two death row inmates next month -- Garcia Glen White is scheduled for execution on October 17, while Robert Leslie Roberson III is slated for October 1.
Alabama will have carried out five executions by the end of 2024. Alabama is set to execute two death row inmates this fall, following the execution of three inmates earlier this year.
Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens announced that ten people were arrested Wednesday in connection to the escape of three inmates from Southern California jail. One of those arrested is a female teacher named Nooshafarian Ravaghi.
California advocates and opponents sparred over the new proposed protocol for lethal injection on public hearing last week. Advocates urged the protocol adoption which could resume executions in the state after a 10-year hiatus.
The fate of the 390 inmates on Florida's death row was uncertain. The American Bar Association said Florida should hold off on pending executions until the courts and lawmakers have.
Several guards at San Francisco's main county jail orchestrated "gladiator-style" fights between inmates, placed bets on the outcomes and threatened those who disobeyed, the city's public defender said on Thursday.
Texas executed a convicted murderer on Tuesday and Missouri plans to put a man to death early Wednesday for killing a mother and children at a time when the number of executions in the United States is on pace to be the lowest in two decades.
