Opponents of the method have said that it is an exceedingly cruel method of execution. Last week, Chief District Judge Shelly Dick temporarily blocked Hoffman's execution in Louisiana, saying that it ...

Kappel told USA TODAY that Hoffman acknowledged the crime and was deeply remorseful. Last week, Chief District Judge Shelly Dick temporarily blocked Hoffman's execution, saying that it could cause him ...

The crew of traffickers conducted transactions in very public places like Tanger Outlets mall in Gonzales, Walmart parking lots and at Benny's car washes.

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

We are four days removed from Louisiana’s surprising election results last Saturday. Voters roundly rejected all four state ...

Chief District Judge Shelly Dick said witnesses to the state's four nitrogen executions described inmates' bodies "writhing" under their restraints, "vigorous convulsing and shaking for four ...