An octogenarian death row has died, according to Florida court records, making him at least the seventh death row inmate to die while waiting for their sentence to be carried out.

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has revealed that Ogun and Rivers states currently top the list of inmates on death row, with 568 and 504 cases respectively, out of a national total of ...

Byron Black's attorneys are trying to use his medical condition as a way for him to avoid the death penalty.

After 40 years on death row, Douglas Carter was ordered Tuesday to move from the state prison to the Utah County Jail to await a new murder trial.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The preliminary injunction allowing a death row inmate’s implanted defibrillator to be deactivated during his upcoming execution in Tennessee has been modified.

A district court judge set a new execution date for Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson Wednesday morning.

Ralph Menzies' attorneys say his dementia is getting worse, and he now requires full-time care at Utah's prison. A judge on Wednesday signed a death warrant ordering he be executed in September.

Exclusive: Robertson has been on death row for 26 years and wants to drop his appeal. He will die by electric chair, firing squad or lethal injection if a judge lets him.