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Last year, the high court granted Ruben Gutierrez a reprieve 20 minutes before he was to receive a lethal injection.

Mississippi has executed the longest-serving man on its death row nearly 50 years after he was convicted of murder.

A federal appellate panel said that Michael Sockwell was eligible to be retried because prosecutors systematically eliminated ...

Justices side with Texas death row inmate seeking DNA testing to show he shouldn't be executed FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill, Feb. 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey ...

Justices side with Texas death row inmate seeking DNA testing to show he shouldn't be executed FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill, Feb. 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a Texas death row inmate who is seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for execution. The 6-3 decision in favor of Ruben ...

Nearly five decades after being convicted of murder, a Mississippi man got executed. Can that happen in NJ, PA?

Prison officials served death row inmate Oscar Franklin Smith his last meal Wednesday night, about 16 hours before he's scheduled to die by lethal injection. Smith, 75, requested hotdogs, tater ...