Court reverses man’s murder conviction, death sentence
Jesse Johnson was accused of stabbing Harriet Thompson, a 28-year-old Black nurse’s aide, to death in her Salem home in 1998. More
October 7, 2021
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Death Row
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a legal sentence in which a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for the crime they were convicted of. Death row refers to the section of a prison that houses inmates sentenced to death.
Missouri governor denies clemency to death row inmate
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson declined to grant clemency to death row inmate Ernest Johnson despite requests for mercy from the pope two federal lawmakers and... More
October 4, 2021
Texas inmate faces execution for fatally stabbing 2 brothers
A Texas inmate faces execution Tuesday evening for fatally stabbing two brothers during a robbery in their home more than 30 years ago. More
September 28, 2021
Judge plans to re-sentence Scott Peterson to life this fall
Scott Peterson who spent more than 15 years on Death Row in the 2002 murders of his pregnant wife and unborn son will be sentenced... More
September 23, 2021
Another Texas execution delayed on religious freedom claims
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Another Texas inmate has had his execution delayed over claims the state is violating his religious More
September 17, 2021
Texas man gets execution delay over pastor’s touch request
John Henry Ramirez was condemned for the 2004 killing of Pablo Castro as he took out the trash from a Corpus Christi convenience store. More
September 8, 2021
Oklahoma court reverses McGirt rulings in 4 death cases
Oklahoma appeals court reversed previous rulings that overturned death penalty cases based on Supreme Court ruling limiting state jurisdiction for crimes committed on tribal reservations. More
August 31, 2021
Federal executions halted; Garland orders protocols reviewed
By MICHAEL BALSAMO, COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic More
July 1, 2021
Death penalty overturned for California mom who killed 4
The California Supreme Court on Monday reversed the death penalty for a woman who killed her four young daughters and tried to kill her son... More
May 4, 2021
Court could reimpose Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider reinstating the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, presenting More
March 22, 2021
10 death row inmates in Oklahoma could get new trials
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As many as 10 death row inmates in Oklahoma, more than one-fifth of the state’s prisoners condemned to die, could escape... More
March 1, 2021
Daughter of executed man wants DNA to prove his innocence
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The daughter of a Tennessee man executed 14 years ago for murder wants to test DNA evidence to prove his innocence.... More
February 4, 2021
US carries out its 1st execution of female inmate since 1953
By MICHAEL TARM and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A Kansas woman was executed Wednesday for strangling an expectant More
January 13, 2021
1st US execution of female inmate in 67 years halted
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A judge has granted a stay in what was slated to be the U.S. government's first... More
January 12, 2021
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December 14, 2020
US carries out rare execution during presidential transition
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The Trump administration Thursday carried out its ninth federal execution of the year... More
December 11, 2020
US set to execute 1st of 5 inmates before Biden inauguration
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Trump administration is planning an unprecedented five more federal executions before More
December 10, 2020
Execution staff have COVID-19 after inmate put to death
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. government rushes to put inmates to death in a pandemic before More
December 9, 2020
Judge halts federal execution after lawyers contract virus
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is temporarily blocking the federal government’s plan to execute the first female More
November 19, 2020
Federal inmate who killed Texas teenager set to be executed
By JIM SALTER Associated Press The federal government prepared Thursday to execute an inmate who was condemned for kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old More
November 19, 2020
Feds to execute woman who killed victim, cut baby from womb
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman convicted of fatally strangling a pregnant woman, cutting her body open and kidnapping her More
October 19, 2020
US executes 2nd man in a week; lawyers said he had dementia
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The United States on Thursday carried out its second federal execution More
July 16, 2020
Judge halts execution amid claims inmate isn’t mentally fit
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday halted the execution of a man said to... More
July 15, 2020
US carries out the 1st federal execution in nearly 2 decades
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday carried out the first federal execution in almost two decades, More
July 14, 2020
Daniel Lewis Lee: Feds to execute 1st inmate in 17 years for Arkansas murders
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The federal government is set to carry out the first federal execution in nearly two... More
July 13, 2020
Lawyer: 4 Arizona death row inmates test positive for virus
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Four death row prisoners have tested positive for the coronavirus and another five are showing More
April 23, 2020
Grim Sleeper Serial Killer Found Dead in Jail Cell
Serial killer Lonnie Franklin, Jr. was found dead in his death row jail cell. More
April 2, 2020
Mississippi man gets death sentence for multiple killings
MAGNOLIA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man was given four death sentences by a jury on Thursday, hours after he spoke in court and blamed... More
February 28, 2020
Church shooter Dylann Roof staged death row hunger strike
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and JAMES MARTINEZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White supremacist mass murderer Dylann Roof staged a hunger strike this month More
February 25, 2020
Celebrities, others ask Texas to halt inmate’s execution
HOUSTON (AP) — Supporters of a Texas death row inmate who is facing lethal injection in less than two weeks for a murder he says... More
November 8, 2019
