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

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

(AP) — A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first death row execution ... that that nitrogen hypoxia would inflict "torture on Jessie at the time of his death.” Hoffman, who did not ...

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.

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

CADDO PARISH, La. (KSLA) - The Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office is seeking death warrants for two death row inmates.

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 ...

The indictment from the grand jury alleges that five officers including the police chief of the Hanceville Police Department tampered with physical evidence, sold and distributed illegal drugs and ...

Find State Executions Latest News, Videos & Pictures on State Executions and see latest updates, news, information from NDTV.COM. Explore more on State Executions.