Forty-three years after Randy White's wife was murdered just minutes after he kissed her goodbye for the last time, he has witnessed the execution of her killer. Kayle Barrington Bates, 67, was ...

Chris O’Connell read a statement from Sen. Chris Coons, who said he was heartbroken by the shooting and emphasized the basic ...

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 ...

Florida is set to execute a death row inmate for the kidnapping and stabbing death of a young woman who was attacked at work more than four decades ago. Among the witnesses to Bates' execution on ...

The State Newspaper reporter Ted Clifford was a media witness to the execution by firing squad of Stephen Bryant. Bryant pleaded guilty to the murder of Willard Tietjen, Cliff Gainey, and Christopher ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — This morning at Riverbend Prison, the state Department of Correction executed Tennessee death row inmate Byron Black. This happened after a controversial couple of weeks ...

Nashville — Thirty-three years after he raped and killed a little Knoxville girl, Billy Ray Irick took his last, loud breaths in Tennessee’s execution chamber. And I watched. As a WBIR journalist, I ...

Editor's note: This is the latest edition of Curious Mississippi, a service to the readers of the Clarion Ledger. Today we answer, What is it like to cover an execution? Other questions answered by ...

One hundred fifty journalists entered a California lottery in 1992, not forcash, but for front-row seats to the state's first execution since 1976. Eighteen won, but the thrill of victory was more ...

Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a federal lawsuit along with The Guardian and The Oklahoma Observer against Oklahoma prison officials. The lawsuit seeks to take the literal ...