Narges Mohammadi, who was jailed in November 2021 and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023, was punched in the chest by ...

ATLANTA — Georgia's parole board on Monday put an execution scheduled for Wednesday on hold, but it was not clear how long ...

A federal judge says she plans to rule quickly on a Georgia man's assertion that his execution next week should be halted.

Former prison officer Lenny Scott was shot outside a gym but his killer did not face the harshest penalty due to a 'loophole' ...

At least four of the 37 men whose sentences were commuted last year could face the death penalty at the state level after a ...

Tennessee executed Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection Thursday in Nashville for the 1988 rape and murder of Karen ...

An analysis by The Marshall Project provides a window into what causes thousands of people to die in prisons and jails every ...

Since Trump took office, officials have transferred ten of the 37 men Biden spared from execution to the "Alcatraz of the Rockies." One prisoner still awaiting transfer has attempted suicide.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has arrested Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, her supporters said Friday.

Abuse by guards has increased significantly in the past three years, a New York Times investigation found. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we’ll get details on abusive treatment of ...

The director Michael Mann isn’t thought of as a romantic, but the men of Heat, which turns 30 today, are fueled by their ...