Separated from the general prison population, Texas death row inmates spend at least 22 hours a day alone in their cells.

More than half of prisoners sentenced to death in the United States have been on death row for more than 18 years. Texas, ...

In a new interview, allegations came to light that the judge who presided over Roberson's trial had previously given family members permission to take Roberson's daughter off life support.

Days before his execution, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday sent the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson ...

Former NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt has debuted a new podcast taking an in-depth look at the case of Robert Roberson, ...

Roberson said he was placing his hopes for another execution stay in the hands of his lawyers, his supporters and God.

The order was praised by Texas legislators who have questioned the science behind the death row inmate’s 2003 capital murder ...

Roberson was scheduled to be executed Oct. 16 after being convicted of capital murder in 2003 for the death of his two-year-old daughter Nikki.

On Thursday, Alabama is set to execute Geoffrey West by nitrogen gas. At the same time, Texas is scheduled to execute Blaine ...

The same day the Court of Criminal Appeals stopped Robert Roberson's execution to consider the use of "junk science" in his ...

The United States executed two death row inmates on Thursday evening -- one in Alabama and the other in Texas -- during a year that has seen an uptick in inmates being put to death.