Florida's death row population is shrinking. Learn about the only biological woman, Tina Brown, and trans woman Jenna Rodgers.

A man convicted of killing a police officer 35 years ago was executed Tuesday, making him Florida’s third execution of the year. Billy Leon Kearse was 18 years old when he shot a Southeast Florida police officer,

Billy Leon Kearse, the Fort Pierce man convicted of shooting and killing a police sergeant 35 years ago, declined his last meal in the hours before his scheduled execution at Florida State Prison.

A federal judge has blocked the government from seeking the death penalty against Shane Meehan, who is charged with killing a Terre Haute police officer who also served as an

Gudrun Linda Casper-Leinenkugel is accused of killing her 32-year-old daughter, Leela Jean Livis, as well as a man identified as Michael Schmidt, in 2007

Two Kentucky state senators have introduced legislation that would eliminate the death penalty in the commonwealth, replacing it with mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole or probation.

Will Trent season 4 episode 9 followed a race to reopen George Long’s wrongful conviction as a witness confession forced investigators to stop a death row execution

During a preliminary hearing held on Mar. 3, Chief Assistant District Attorney John Melvin announced that they intended to seek the death penalty for Andrews.

The use of the death penalty as a strategic bargaining tool in criminal cases raises questions about whether prosecutors are pursuing justice or using the threat of execution to gain leverage in negotiations.