Oklahoma court reject’s death row inmates’ McGirt appeal
The appeals of two Oklahoma death row inmates convicted of murder were rejected Thursday by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. More
October 7, 2021
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Death Row
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a legal sentence in which a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for the crime they were convicted of. Death row refers to the section of a prison that houses inmates sentenced to death.
Court reverses man’s murder conviction, death sentence
Jesse Johnson was accused of stabbing Harriet Thompson, a 28-year-old Black nurse’s aide, to death in her Salem home in 1998. More
October 7, 2021
Missouri governor denies clemency to death row inmate
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson declined to grant clemency to death row inmate Ernest Johnson despite requests for mercy from the pope two federal lawmakers and... More
October 4, 2021
Judge plans to re-sentence Scott Peterson to life this fall
Scott Peterson who spent more than 15 years on Death Row in the 2002 murders of his pregnant wife and unborn son will be sentenced... More
September 23, 2021
Another Texas execution delayed on religious freedom claims
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Another Texas inmate has had his execution delayed over claims the state is violating his religious More
September 17, 2021
Texas man gets execution delay over pastor’s touch request
John Henry Ramirez was condemned for the 2004 killing of Pablo Castro as he took out the trash from a Corpus Christi convenience store. More
September 8, 2021
Oklahoma court reverses McGirt rulings in 4 death cases
Oklahoma appeals court reversed previous rulings that overturned death penalty cases based on Supreme Court ruling limiting state jurisdiction for crimes committed on tribal reservations. More
August 31, 2021
Death penalty overturned for California mom who killed 4
The California Supreme Court on Monday reversed the death penalty for a woman who killed her four young daughters and tried to kill her son... More
May 4, 2021
Court could reimpose Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider reinstating the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, presenting More
March 22, 2021
10 death row inmates in Oklahoma could get new trials
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As many as 10 death row inmates in Oklahoma, more than one-fifth of the state’s prisoners condemned to die, could escape... More
March 1, 2021
Daughter of executed man wants DNA to prove his innocence
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The daughter of a Tennessee man executed 14 years ago for murder wants to test DNA evidence to prove his innocence.... More
February 4, 2021
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December 14, 2020
Feds to execute woman who killed victim, cut baby from womb
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman convicted of fatally strangling a pregnant woman, cutting her body open and kidnapping her More
October 19, 2020
US asks Supreme Court to hear Boston Marathon bomber’s case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department asked the nation's highest court Tuesday to review the case of Boston More
October 7, 2020
Barr: Feds to appeal ruling, seek death for Boston bomber
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will seek to reinstate a death penalty for Dzhokhar More
August 20, 2020
Feds seek more time to mull Boston Marathon bomber ruling
BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Monday that they need more time to decide whether to ask an appeals court to reconsider the case of... More
August 11, 2020
Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, More
August 4, 2020
Grim Sleeper Serial Killer Found Dead in Jail Cell
Serial killer Lonnie Franklin, Jr. was found dead in his death row jail cell. More
April 2, 2020
Mississippi man gets death sentence for multiple killings
MAGNOLIA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man was given four death sentences by a jury on Thursday, hours after he spoke in court and blamed... More
February 28, 2020
Church shooter Dylann Roof staged death row hunger strike
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and JAMES MARTINEZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White supremacist mass murderer Dylann Roof staged a hunger strike this month More
February 25, 2020
Did Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev get a fair trial in Boston?
BY PHILIP MARCELO ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON (AP) — Should the Boston Marathon bomber’s trial have taken place in Boston as the city was still reeling... More
December 12, 2019
Celebrities, others ask Texas to halt inmate’s execution
HOUSTON (AP) — Supporters of a Texas death row inmate who is facing lethal injection in less than two weeks for a murder he says... More
November 8, 2019
