A Belle Glade man was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2022 fatal shooting of another man. Tony P. Huggins, 28, was also convicted of grand theft auto for using a stolen vehicle in the crime ...

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Thursday spared the life of a death row inmate just hours before his scheduled execution. “After a thorough review of the facts and prayerful consideration, I have chosen ...

The life-or-death decision was in Judge Kelly Wayne Parker’s hands. Twelve jurors had found Marvin Rice guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend. But they could not unanimously agree on ...

Vance Boelter appeared in a St. Paul federal courtroom on July 3, alongside defense attorney Manny Atwal. NINA MOINI: I'm Nina Moini. You're listening to Minnesota Now. And we thank you for that.

Ohio has not carried out an execution since 2018, creating a de facto moratorium under Gov. Mike DeWine. State lawmakers are at an impasse over whether to abolish capital punishment or authorize new ...

With every cell of my being and with every fiber of my memory, I oppose the death penalty in all forms. I do not believe any civilized society should be at the service of death. I don’t think it’s ...

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(Beirut) – A Tunisian court sentenced a man to death last week for peaceful Facebook posts, Human Rights Watch said today. He received a presidential pardon days later, but this is an unprecedented ...

Scotty Gardner wants out of “his cave” at the Varner SuperMax Prison south of Grady, Arkansas. In messages with USA TODAY, he described the conditions of his cell as, “a walk-in closet with a shower, ...

Earlier this month, Palm Beach County prosecutors announced that they would be seeking the death penalty against two men accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a 6-year-old girl, crimes they described ...