Executions in North Carolina could soon resume, after nearly two decades on hold, now that Iryna’s Law is officially in ...

The Tennessee Supreme Court has announced the execution dates for four inmates, including the only woman on the state's death row. Christa Pike was found guilty in 1995 of the brutal torture and ...

If Christa Gail Pike's execution proceeds as planned next year, she will become the first woman put to death in Tennessee since the state began to formally document capital punishment more than a ...

Texas has, by far, led the nation in executions since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. These are the Dallas County ...

ATLANTA, GA -- The only woman on Georgia's death row was executed early Wednesday morning, making her the first woman put to death by the state in seven decades. Kelly Renee Gissendaner was pronounced ...

Idaho Supreme Court denied appeal from state’s only woman on death row for resentencing. Justices ruled Robin Row's ineffective counsel claims came too late under Idaho limits. Idaho is shifting to ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Will Berry was 11 when his mother was killed. Thirty-three-year-old Margaret Parrish Berry was shot in the back of the head during a robbery at the gas station where she worked ...