Attorneys for TN death row inmate sue state over access to execution records

FDSET filed suit against the Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) in Knox County Chancery Court on Tuesday, October 28.

Indiana’s death row dwindles to five — and future executions remain uncertain

After three executions in less than a year — ending a nearly 15-year pause in Indiana’s use of capital punishment — it’s not ...

Limbo on death row: How Texas' capital punishment system works

More than half of prisoners sentenced to death in the United States have been on death row for more than 18 years. Texas, ...

Richard Djerf: Execution scheduled for Arizona death row inmate

Djerf, according to corrections officials, killed four people, including a five-year-old, in 1993. While he pleaded guilty to ...

Will Ohio end its death penalty stalemate? Victims, prisoners wait for answers

Ohio's death penalty law is in limbo. Supporters and critics agree on one thing: the status quo isn't working.
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Federal judge stays execution of lone woman on federal death row

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday agreed to briefly stay the execution of Lisa Montgomery, the lone woman on federal death row, after her attorneys fell ill with COVID-19 and ...

Ohio death penalty cases vary by county. Do prosecutors need more oversight?

Prosecutors say they follow Ohio's death penalty law. But critics believe political pressure has driven disparities in cases ...