There are approximately 2,900 prisoners currently experiencing life on death row. The death penalty is a legal option in 31 states, and it's also utilized in some cases by the U.S. military and ...

Florida’s death row inmates spend 23 hours a day in their 6-by-9 foot cells, passing time by watching TV on prison-issued devices, reading books or magazines, studying their case files or writing ...

Chuck Thompson has been on Texas Death Row for 27 years and is set to be executed in January. Credit: April Towery For Charles Victor Thompson, the one constant in his life has been the almost three ...

The number of people on Florida's death row is dropping quickly as Gov. Ron DeSantis keeps up the rapid pace of executions he started in 2025. Behind the scenes: Inside 'Handsome Devil: Charming ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military ...

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 prison without parole.