Convicted triple murderer Byron Black was executed by lethal injection on August 5 at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution ...

One woman copes with her father's impending execution in Missouri, while two others share their experiences of losing a parent to capital punishment.

The Mississippi Supreme Court denied a last-minute emergency petition to stay the execution of death row inmate Charles Ray Crawford. Crawford's attorneys argued his original trial lawyers improperly ...

Bishops in multiple U.S. states are leading efforts to spare the lives of condemned prisoners facing execution.

Four men are set to be executed in the U.S. this week as the nation experiences the single busiest month for the death penalty in nearly 15 years. On Tuesday, Oct. 14, Missouri and Florida are ...