Gov. Bill Lee granted a one-year reprieve Thursday after Tennessee halted the execution of Tony Carruthers amid problems ...

Arizona is set to kill its second death row prisoner this year, but experts warn his execution could be torturous. On Friday, the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry will ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Davidson County chancellor has ordered state prison officials to allow official witnesses to see more of the process when an inmate is put to death. Several media groups including ...

Death penalty illustration by Kagenmi via iStock for WMNF News. Ronald Heath was executed yesterday. Heath’s death warrant was signed on Jan. 9 by Gov. Ron DeSantis. He then filed an appeal with the ...

Major Tennessee news outlets including the company that owns WBIR are pushing to make more of the state's execution process open for public scrutiny. Broadcaster TEGNA Inc., along with the Associated ...

(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — Questions remain about Benjamin Ritchie’s early Tuesday execution after his attorneys reported seeing sudden, unexpected movement during the lethal injection process. But ...

Tennessee's corrections chief said Wednesday that the department expects to unveil a new process for executing inmates by the end of the year, signaling a possible end to a yearslong pause due to ...