Hideko Hakamada, 91, spent much of her life working to free her brother from nearly a half-century on death row. Now that he ...

A man on death row in Texas who had expected to be executed on Thursday night is now set to testify next week before the ...

Robert Roberson came within 90 minutes of execution before winning a delay in an extraordinary legal twist. Roberson, ...

Monday’s hearing will be open to the public, presenting logistical challenges with a high-security inmate and expected crowds ...

Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson sat praying in a cell Thursday night, just feet from the execution chamber where he ...

A death row inmate who was scheduled to be executed last night will instead testify before state lawmakers on Monday.

Now, Roberson will testify in person before the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee on Monday, his lawyer, Gretchen ...

The executions of three men on death row have been delayed, according to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s office. Stanley Adams ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has issued a reprieve of execution for Trumbull County death row inmate Stanley Adams, who was ...

Roberson was convicted in 2003 of murdering his two-year-old daughter. He has maintained his innocence ever since, and a ...

After a dramatic, last-hour legal battle and an unprecedented stay of execution, Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson is ...

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Bryan Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, about the death penalty cases that have come under scrutiny this year.