death row

The issue of how religious advisors can attend condemned prisoners might seem like a trivial one. However, it has now led to...

A defendant’s mental illness makes him or her less morally culpable of a crime and should be taken into consideration as a...

The highest court in the nation has again overruled the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in a death penalty case, siding with...

COVID-19, the Coronavirus, has caused havoc and brought normal life to a standstill across the United States. It also led to the...

Cesar Fierro spent four decades on death row in Texas. The threat of the death penalty was abruptly removed in late December...

A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to grant a temporary reprieve to a Texas inmate facing the death penalty because his...

In recent years, many forensic techniques have been discredited as new information cast doubt on their reliability. Texas has a trailblazing state...

Texas Governor Spares The Life of Death Row Inmate Thomas Whitaker It’s extremely rare for the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles...

A series of proposed executions in Texas have been delayed or derailed over the last year due to legal appeals or other...

The U.S. Supreme Court has sent the strongest signal yet that race should not be a factor in sentencing in a death...