Leroy McGill was convicted of first-degree murder in 2004. The state will kill him by lethal injection on May 20.

Gavin Newsom has sought to transform California’s massive prison system into a Nordic-style rehabilitation program. Newsom ...

But inmates told us a different story. For some, the devices have become personal sex machines. In the words of one inmate, ...

Death row inmate Tony Carruthers’ scheduled execution is set for May 21. He’s spent more than 30 years on death row, and ...

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

Chadwick Scott Willacy, convicted of first-degree murder for setting his elderly neighbor on fire after she allegedly caught him burglarizing her home, maintained his innocence right before being ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Trump administration will expedite federal death penalties while ...

Time is running out in the fight to stop the execution of a convicted killer. James Broadnax, 37, is scheduled to die by lethal injection on April 30 for a 2008 double murder outside a music studio in ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The Justice Department on Friday said it will seek to impose the death penalty in more ...

The Justice Department also reauthorized the use of a death penalty drug, and will seek to shorten the length of some legal appeals. By Devlin Barrett and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs Devlin Barrett ...

When Demarius Cummings heard that his cousin, James Broadnax, was scheduled to be executed on April 30, 2026, he told lawyers his conscience couldn’t take it anymore. Both men were arrested for the ...

Florida leads the nation in executions this year, with five carried out so far in 2026. Governor Ron DeSantis has accelerated the pace of executions, citing an obligation to provide closure for ...