From prison on his scheduled execution day, Charles “Sonny" Burton said he feels he “dodged death" after receiving clemency. He called the decision “a gift from God." ...

After President Trump urged states to recommit themselves to capital punishment, Florida started to put prisoners to death at rates not seen in the state’s modern history.

Cedric Ricks’ execution is set to be the second in Texas this year. Three other men on the state’s death row currently have scheduled executions.

Cedric Allen Ricks, a Texas death row inmate convicted of killing his common-law wife and child, is set to be executed tomorrow.

Cedric Ricks is scheduled for lethal injection after the Supreme Court rejected his final appeal. See the latest details.

Attorneys for the death row inmate have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution. If a stay is not granted, Ricks will be the second man executed in Texas this year.

The Supreme Court of Florida has upheld the death sentence for Michael L. King, convicted for the 2008 murder of Denise Amber Lee.

The Florida Supreme Court has cleared the path for the execution of Michael King, one of Southwest Florida’s most notorious killers, by rejecting his final legal appeal.

Lance Shockley died by lethal injection last year. State courts have rejected prisoners' requests for DNA testing in recent ...

Charles 'Sonny' Burton was sentenced to death for his role in a 1991 Alabama convenience store robbery that saw a customer ...