Connecticut companies would be banned from selling drugs used in capital punishment under bill opposed by state hospitals.

The South Carolina Supreme Court has set a March 7 date for the latest execution in the state’s suddenly busy death chamber.

David Duncan, a meticulous retired judge, led an inquest into Arizona's execution protocols -- until it was subverted by politics ...

Steven Lawayne Nelson, 37, was convicted for the 2011 killing of Rev. Clint Dobson and put to death on Wednesday.

First Baptist Arlington’s senior pastor said his role was to support families affected by the murder of one of the church's ...

This is not in any way lessening due process for those who are convicted and are facing the death penalty,” said Rep. Bruce ...

Convicted murderer James Ford is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection after a unanimously rejected appeal to the ...

Medical experts and death row inmates file legal briefs challenging legality of Arizona's execution drugs ahead of March ...

Brad Sigmon was convicted of beating the parents of his ex-girlfriend to death with a baseball in Greenville County, South Carolina ...

Idaho House Bill 37 aims to make the firing squad the state's primary means of execution as prosecutors prepare to try Bryan ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has set a March 7 date for the latest execution in the state’s suddenly busy death chamber. The justices on Friday rejected a request from ...

The justices on Friday rejected a request from Brad Sigmon's lawyers to delay setting a date for his death until they get autopsy results from the inmate killed in last week's lethal injection ...