For too long, this country’s criminal legal system has perpetuated violence, brutality, and murder, with Black people bearing the brunt. While methods may change, the underlying outcomes remain the ...

Death row inmate’s next moves lie with Texas Supreme Court When a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was swept thousands of miles away, ...

Butterfield, who frequently worked until well after dawn in his shop, was in jail without any possibility of bail because the judge, Brandon Fisher, had had it with him repeatedly blowing his morning ...

Three Republicans backed by Attorney General Ken Paxton are set to join the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and three ...

Missouri abortion rights supporters hold a celebratory press conference outside the state Capitol after the Missouri Supreme ...

The United States is an outlier among developed nations when it comes to the ultimate punishment. One state has executed by ...

A recent rash of executions and high profile death penalty cases with credible claims of innocence show just how hard it is ...

Richard Moore, 59, is set to be executed by lethal injection on Friday for the 1999 slaying of a convenience store clerk, ...

The Texas death row inmate was originally set to testify in Austin shortly after his execution was delayed by a last-minute subpoena.

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was adopted in 1979 by the United ...

In the U.S., individuals can face the death penalty even when their guilt is not proven beyond a reasonable doubt. A ...

Amber Waterman took a plea deal in federal court earlier this month. She was given two consecutive life sentences without ...