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Acknowledging substantive questions about Lucio’s guilt and the fairness of her conviction, the appeals court blocked her Wednesday execution so the case can be further investigated.
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Earlier this year, Wesley Ira Purkey and Keith Dwayne Nelson were put to death by the federal government.
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Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has joined the fast-growing calls from Texas lawmakers and A-list celebrities to take a closer look at the death sentence...
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A study by the Death Penalty Information Center found that death sentences and executions dropped to historic lows in 2016.According to a press release…
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Last week, the Lone Star State concluded a record-breaking gap in executions, reports The Houston Press. Before last Wednesday, the State of Texas had…
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In two weeks, Oklahoma will enter year two of its statewide stay on death-row executions, reports News 9.Despite the long delay, there’s still no evidence…
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The Oklahoma grand jury tasked with looking into the state's troubled executions released its report last week, and the contents were troubling. The study…