Tyler’s case shows how bias, fear, and discrimination drive wrongful convictions — and why confronting racial injustice in ...

"If we have to wait up until that moment and this is the result we get, we give all glory to the Creator for softening the ...

Chuck Thompson has been on Texas Death Row for 27 years and is set to be executed in January. Credit: April Towery For Charles Victor Thompson, the one constant in his life has been the almost three ...

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.

Death row inmate’s life spared minutes before scheduled execution - Wood was sentenced to die for his role in the stabbing ...

Kwame Ajamu spent 28 years in prison – three on death row – for a Cleveland murder he didn't commit. He's now pushing for Ohio's death penalty to end.

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) -- The life of a convicted murderer now rests in the hands of Oklahoma's governor. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 Wednesday to recommend clemency for Tremane Wood, ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - Gov. Mike Kehoe denied clemency in the first execution of his tenure. Missouri is moving forward with an execution, Tuesday evening. Lance Shockley is scheduled to die by ...