He was then placed on death row at San Quentin State Prison. Due to California's moratorium on the death penalty, no executions have been carried out in the state since 2006. Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

"A few days before his execution, Brandon’s family visited him for the last time. After the visit, Brandon told me there was ...

A California judge denies a petition for release or retrial but the legal team vows to continue to fight the conviction ...

Shakoor spent 15 years in prison where he learned to love cooking. He turned the passion into a career after his release ...

Brandon loved his life, even in its limited capacity on death row. He did not have a single disciplinary infraction in his decades behind bars. This is no small feat given that death row is like a ...

Richard Ramirez, the serial killer who was sentenced to death following his heinous crimes in California, died while on death row in 2013. He was 53.