Colorado county clerk Tina Peters, convicted in a pro-Trump election denial scheme, has been attacked three times in prison, ...

Families of murder victims Tylik Pugh and Nathaniel Wiggins are enraged Gov. Phil Murphy let their loved ones' killers out of ...

A lawsuit claims the prison food company is cutting institutional meals to force incarcerated people to purchase costly food ...

While prison disciplinary policies do not cite periods directly, the PPI report identified at least six types of prison policies used to punish menstruating people: These include rules concerning ...

US District Judge Paul Engelmayer has asked prosecutors and defense lawyers for detailed clarification on a series of ...

Sarah "Cindy" White, who's serving six life sentences, has sought and been denied clemency multiple times over the years.

In 2024, there were 25 people executed in the United States. In 2025, there have already been 44 executions, and three more ...

On this day in history, the US carried out its first execution by lethal injection — a method thought up by one doctor.

For the people of a nation, an accurate measure of conflict lies not only in military victories but also in maintaining moral ...

Children as young as 14 years old could spend life in prison for some violent crimes after the Victorian parliament passed a ...

After he decided against fighting the execution in court, Mark Allen Geralds was put to death by lethal injection Tuesday ...

A coalition of anti-death penalty groups has united to end capital punishment state by state and just as U.S. executions are ...