The Supreme Court has ruled for a Texas death row inmate who's seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for ...

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Texas death row inmate has the legal right to sue over the state’s laws governing DNA ...

Vietnam has abolished the death penalty for eight criminal offenses setting the stage for the courts to spare the life of a ...

Vietnam has lifted the death penalty for eight crimes in legal reforms that may spare the life of a real estate tycoon ...

Mississippi has executed the longest-serving man on its death row nearly 50 years after he was convicted of murder.

Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offences from next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at ...

The longest-serving man on Mississippi’s death row was executed Wednesday, nearly five decades after he kidnapped and killed ...

A man found guilty of murdering a bank loan officer’s wife in 1976 was executed in Mississippi on Wednesday evening. Richard ...