The busiest death chamber in the country is located inside the maximum-security prison in Huntsville, Texas, known as the ...

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

Roy Ward’s execution in Illinois was the 35th in the U.S. in 2025, with Florida leading the way with 13 executions this year.

Alabama’s execution of Anthony Boyd on Thursday added to the growing number of executions for the year. Boyd was the 40th ...

This undated booking photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Texas death row inmate Blaine Milam. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP) HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A ...

If unclaimed after an execution, the state pays for cremation or burial, and the remains are buried at the Captain Joe Byrd ...

Anthony Boyd was the 40th person executed in 2025 with another two months left in the year. It is the largest number of ...

South Carolina death row inmate Stephen Bryant chooses firing squad execution for Nov. 14, becoming the third this year to select the method.

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man was executed Thursday for killing his girlfriend’s 13-month-old daughter in a torturous ordeal the couple said was part of an “exorcism” to expel a demon from the ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man was executed Thursday for killing his girlfriend’s 13-month-old daughter in a torturous ordeal the couple said was part of an “exorcism” to expel a demon from the ...