As Louisiana prepared its first execution in 15 years, a team of lawyers from Loyola Law were working to save Jessie ...

Many members of Loyola’s community are expressing frustration with the recent execution of Jessie Hoffman, Louisiana’s first ...

The mixed feelings generated by Louisiana’s resurrection of capital punishment stemmed largely from association. Prisoners with no connection to the 56 condemned men went about their business. But ...

Defense attorneys argue it would be "unheard of in both this state and the nation" for executions to be scheduled before an inmate exhausts all appeals.

If a corrections bill in the Florida Legislature passes, the state could see death row prisoners executed by firing squad or ...

The Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murril’s office announced on Monday that it will lead the prosecution in the ...

Michael Fassbender as a hitman, a John Grisham adaptation and a Julia Roberts film are all among the best thrillers on ...