I was inside the death house with its cinder block walls and dim lighting on July 18, 2018 and watched the last execution ...

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about how the system works here and how it is waiting for execution on Texas' death row. HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A ...

David Pittman, convicted of a brutal 1990 triple homicide, is set to be executed by lethal injection at 6 p.m. this evening, concluding a legal battle that has spanned over three decades. The 35-year ...

A failed execution in Tennessee left death row inmate Tony Carruthers bleeding and moaning, a witness says. Attorneys for ...

Ms. DeLiberato has represented defendants in death penalty cases for nearly 20 years. Last month, I walked into Riverbend Maximum Security Institution to watch the State of Tennessee kill my client, ...

A Nashville judge has ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to allow reporters to witness the full execution of prisoners, from the time the condemned person enters the execution chamber ...

The Tennessee Department of Correction called off the execution of Tony Carruthers after repeated attempts to find a vein for lethal injection failed. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee then granted Carruthers a ...

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 ...