The July 4 death of a Kern Valley State Prison inmate is under investigation as a homicide, according to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

An Arizona death-row inmate’s claim that he was wrongly denied the chance to tell jurors he would be ineligible for parole if they sentenced him to life instead of death will be heard by the ...

In nearly 350 death penalty cases Maricopa County prosecutors pursued over 20 years, just 13% ended in a death sentence. The numbers indicate the need for a more deliberate and transparent process to ...

Others include Robert Poyson, convicted in a 1996 triple homicide, and James McKinney, whose case reached the U.S. Supreme Court before his death sentence was reaffirmed in 2020.

Texas Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, center, and Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield, right, listen to testimony during a committee hearing on the death row case of Robert Roberson, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in ...

Robert Roberson’s attorney Gretchen Sims Sween (left) and attorney Donald P. Salzman, who has done pro bono work on death penalty cases for the National Innocence Project and reviewed the ...

Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson sat praying in a cell Thursday night just feet from the execution chamber where he was set to be put to death for the murder of his toddler – even as the ...

Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson to testify at Capitol after dramatic stay of execution by: Ryan Chandler Posted: Oct 18, 2024 / 05:48 PM MDT Updated: Oct 18, 2024 / 05:48 PM MDT ...

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Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson’s execution is on hold after a series of legal challenges. Texas lawmakers, the Innocence Project and author John Grisham have been pushing the state to ...

Arizona death row prisoner Danny Lee Jones denied by Supreme Court Convicted of two murders in 1993 — including of a 7-year-old girl — Jones said he had ineffective counsel during his trial.

The use and imposition of the death penalty in America saw a continued decline in 2022 as polls showed public support for capital punishment stayed near historic lows, according to a year-end ...