Two executions on May 14 were the first in a series of five scheduled across the country over eight days.

Condemned California prisoners reportedly watch pornography on taxpayer-funded tablets meant for education, according to inmates and news reports.

BOISE, Idaho — Erick Hall, an Idaho death row inmate, died in prison custody on Feb. 9, and reports reveal the cause of death was a stroke. The Ada County Coroner has officially deemed Hall's death natural, with cause determined as 'cerebral infarction ...

Oklahoma executed a death row inmate Thursday morning. He had been convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her 7-month-old baby in 2007.

The ruling cited concerns over Edward Busby’s eligibility for capital punishment because of intellectual disability.

Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller’s office filed a notice of intent to pursue the death penalty after reviewing the case, and Miller said he believes the punishment fits Wassenaar’s “extensive history of violence,