A death row inmate in Oklahoma was preparing for his scheduled execution Thursday when Gov. Kevin Sitt spared his life. The governor announced his decision to commute Tremane Wood's sentence from ...

An obese Georgia death row inmate requested a greasy, gluttonous buffet-style spread packed with thousands of calories for his last meal, scheduled for next week. Stacey Humphreys, 52, will be put to ...

A 58-year-old Florida death row inmate claimed that prison officials used expired drugs and skimped on the doses for the last four executions in the state, according to a bombshell lawsuit filed a ...

Ralph LeRoy Menzies, who spent more than 37 years on Utah’s death row for kidnapping and killing a young mother in 1986, died on Wednesday at an area hospital, prison officials announced. He was 67.

Nov. 20 (UPI) --Florida on Thursday executed a death row inmate convicted of rape and murder of a convenience store clerk in 1988, a record 17th execution in the Sunshine State and the 7th military ...

A Utah man who was spared execution this fall after developing dementia during his 37 years on death row died Wednesday of apparent natural causes, according to the state’s Department of Corrections.

Nov. 5 (UPI) --A divided five-member parole board in Oklahoma voted Wednesday to recommend clemency for a 46-year-old man on death row for the 2001 New Year's Eve stabbing death of a 19-year-old ...

NEW ORLEANS -- A Louisiana man who spent nearly three decades on death row was released on bail Wednesday after his conviction was overturned earlier this year. Jimmie Duncan had originally been ...