After Nevada prison brawl kills 3 inmates, 20 people are charged
Anthony Williams, 41, Connor Brown, 22, and Zacharia Luz, 42, were killed in the July 30 fight at Ely State Prison.
Alabama to execute inmate who dropped appeals and asked for death
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has set an April execution date for a man who dropped his appeals and asked to be put to ...
Brittany Holberg, inmate on Texas death row for 27 years, has her conviction tossed by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court tossed Brittany Holberg's death sentence after it found that prosecutors failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.
Texas court issues rare stay of execution for Death Row inmate who fought for DNA testing
The order came just over 48 hours before David Leonard Wood was set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.
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Chilling last words of death row inmate first to be executed by firing squad in 15 years
The last words of a death row inmate who was the first in the US to be executed by firing squad in 15 years have been revealed. Brad Sigmon, 67, was shot by three prison guards at the Broad River ...
South Carolina kills death-row prisoner in state's first firing squad execution
Brad Sigmon, convicted in a double murder in 2002, opted to die by a method that is rarely used. Utah carried out the last ...
Federal appellate court vacates Texas death row inmate's murder conviction
State prosecutors withheld evidence favorable to Brittany Marlow Holberg during her 1998 murder trial that resulted in her ...
Backlash to clemency for 15 on NC’s death row leads to GOP call to limit governor’s power
The bill, which has nine sponsors right now, proposes amending the N.C. Constitution to require legislative approval of all ...
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Prison Overload: 3,688 Inmates on death row as Governors stall on execution
By Kazeem UgbodagaThe number of prisoners on death row in Nigeria has surged to 3,688, marking an increase of 98 inmates within six months, the Acting Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional ...
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How Did Charles Manson Die? Inside the Cult Leader's Life in Prison — and How He Avoided Death Row Despite His Gruesome Crimes
Manson, who was denied parole 12 times, was reportedly unfazed by spending the rest of his life in prison — despite being ...
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Alabama governor commutes death row inmate Rocky Myers’ sentence to life in prison
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison after noting questions about ...
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3,688 Inmates On Death Row in Nigeria - NCoS CG
The official explained that state governors contribute to prison congestion in Nigeria.The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said that a total of 3,688 inmates are currently on death row across ...