Federal judge hears request to block an upcoming nitrogen gas execution in Alabama
A federal judge has heard competing testimony over a request to block the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas ...
Texas executions decline, but death penalty system remains flawed
The Texas Tribune reported last week that the population of Death Row and the number of executions carried out continues to ...
Inmate Describes How Execution Days Change Prison
Texas inmate Cesar Hernandez details the execution day for Ramiro Gonzales in an essay for the Prison Journalism Project.
Church of murdered pastor supports execution. Another clergyman says it should be stopped
Nelson, 37, was convicted for the 2011 murder of the Rev. Clint Dobson at NorthPointe Baptist Church in Arlington, just west ...
Documentary on Texas death row inmate nominated for Academy Award, son speaks on father's memory
Aaron Castro spoke with 3NEWS about the film & healing after a tragedy that changed his entire family and the lives of those ...
Documentary based on Texas death row prisoner up for Academy Award
A documentary based on Texas death row prisoner John Henry Ramirez has been nominated for a 2025 Academy Award.
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Documentary on Texas death row prisoner John Henry Ramirez nominated for an Academy Award
The documentary, directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Smriti Mundhra for MTV Documentary Films, focuses on the days leading up to Ramirez's execution as he sought forgiveness from his victim’s son.
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‘How Innocent Do They Have to Be?’: Texas’ First Scheduled Execution of 2025 Raises Thorny Questions
Steven Nelson says he was a lookout for a robbery that ended in a pastor’s death. He’s set to be killed by the state February 5.
She married death row inmate Steven Nelson in December. In 2 weeks, Texas will execute him.
"What their story shows is that redemption is possible, even in the most horrific of circumstances," Rev. Jeff Hood said of ...
Condemned inmate worried South Carolina needed 2 lethal injections doses at last execution
Lawyers for a South Carolina inmate set to die by lethal injection next week want his execution halted so they can get more ...