McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has spared the life of a death row inmate just before he was set to receive a lethal injection on Thursday, commuting the man’s sentence to life in ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Tuesday marked another call to save the life of death row inmate Tremane Wood. The latest plea comes from Oklahoma faith leaders ahead of his scheduled execution on Thursday. In ...

FILE - This undated photo released by the Tennessee Department of Corrections shows Harold Nichols in Tennessee. (Tennessee Department of Corrections via the Chattanooga Free Press via AP, File) ...

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about how the system works here and a firsthand account from a reporter who witnessed an execution here.

>> LOOK AT THIS BEHIND US. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF DEATH PENALTY EXECUTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY SINCE 1977. YOU SEE THE LATE 90'S. THAT WAS THE PEAK. BUT THEN A GRADUAL DECLINE. >> THAT IS UNTIL NOW. THIS UP ...

Stitt previously granted clemency to death row inmate Julius Jones in 2021, but had rejected clemency recommendations in four other cases. A total of 16 men have been executed during Stitt’s time in ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols are asking the governor to convert his sentence to life imprisonment with just a month until his scheduled ...