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Richard Glossip on Life After Decades on Death Row
In an exclusive interview at home in Oklahoma City, Richard Glossip describes his first days of freedom in a world he hasn’t experienced for nearly 30 years.…
Supreme Court sides with Black death row inmate who alleged discrimination
The Supreme Court divided 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joining the three liberal justices in the majority.…
Supreme Court sides with Mississippi man on death row in racial bias case
Supreme Court Says Death Row Inmate Can Challenge Exclusion of Black Jurors
Supreme court sides with Mississippi man on death row in racial bias case
Terry Pitchford, who was 18 when convicted of murder, argued that Black jurors were excluded from his trial Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The US supreme court o…
Two Conservatives Justices Just Took a Surprising Step to Save a Death Row Inmate’s Life. Why?
Four justices dissented, hinting at a sharp conflict behind the scenes.…
Texas: The Final Words of 600 Death Row Inmates
An NBC News analysis of every final statement shows that some convey a readiness to die. Others are defiant. And many seek salvation.…
Florida death row inmate Richard Knight’s final words before he’s executed: ‘I want to give thanks’
A Florida man convicted of fatally stabbing his cousin’s girlfriend and the couple’s 4-year-old daughter was put to death Thursday evening, the seventh person executed by the state…
‘Botched’ lethal injection earns Tennessee death row inmate reprieve
The botched insertion caused Carruthers to be in pain as he lost “lots of blood,” one of his public defenders said.…
Tennessee death row inmate spared execution after medics fail to find vein for lethal injection — gets one-year reprieve
An attorney for Carruthers, sentenced to death in 1996 for murder, said medics struggled for more than an hour trying to find a vein, leaving her client “wincing and groaning” insi…
Death row inmate Tony Carruthers won't face execution for at least a year after IV line failure in Tennessee
Tennessee halted Tony Carruthers’ execution after officials failed to set a required backup IV line. Gov. Bill Lee granted a one-year reprieve as his lawyer described a painful sce…
The Supreme Court hands a rare victory to a death row inmate
The Supreme Court announced on Thursday that it will not decide Hamm v. Smith, a case involving a genuinely difficult constitutional question about whether an Alabama inmate may la…
Supreme Court decision on death row IQ case will spare prisoner’s life
The Supreme Court dismissed a case over how to weigh multiple IQ scores when determining if an inmate may be executed by the state.…
Supreme Court declines to weigh IQ standards in Alabama death row case
Texas: The Final Words of 600 Death Row Inmates
An NBC News analysis of every final statement shows that some convey a readiness to die. Others are defiant. And many seek salvation.…
Final words and meal revealed for Arizona death row prisoner who set couple on fire
Leroy Dean McGill smiled and nodded at witnesses before his execution — including an Associated Press reporter who heard the killer say: "I'm going home soon."…
Tennessee death row inmate's attorneys raise concerns over expired execution drugs
US lawyers say man on death row could be executed with expired lethal drugs
Execution method has long raised questions about cruel and unusual punishment and botched executions.…
After 5 decades and 600 executions, these are the last words on Texas’ death row
An NBC News analysis of every final statement shows that some convey a readiness to die. Others are defiant. And many seek salvation.…
False Testimony Sent Tony Carruthers to Death Row. Tennessee Is About to Kill Him.
Carruthers’s murder conviction hinged on the claims of paid informant, who has repeatedly recanted his testimony.…
Female death row inmate sues Japan government over 24/7 surveillance
A death-row inmate says she's been surveilled 24/7 for 24 years. Now, she's suing the Japanese government for a breach of human rights.…
Snoop Dogg Joins Brandon Perea In Boxing Drama ‘The Faith Of Long Beach’
Snoop Dogg is set for 'The Faith of Long Beach,' an indie boxing drama where he'll star opposite Brandon Perea.…