Richard Gerald Jordan has been on Mississippi's death row since 1977. The state has set an execution date of June 25, saying ...

Shortly after taking office in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on executions and ordered death row dismantled.

There were 245 executions in the state before 1940. Seven people on Mississippi's death row were exonerated before their executions were carried out. Most notable among those is Curtis Flowers ...