Pakistan court stays execution of mentally ill man
Murder convict's mother says "he is not in a stable state of mind," and he "needs medical treatment, not execution"
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How much have taxpayers spent to incarcerate Charles Manson?
Now an octogenarian, the notorious mass murderer has run up a huge bill for California taxpayers
Dylann Roof offers no defense against death penalty
The prosecution called dozens of witnesses, but the Charleston church shooter only attempted to convince the jury he was sane, and nothing else
Death penalty possible for Fla. airport suspect
Ahead of Esteban Santiago's first hearing, a video published by TMZ on Sunday appeared to show the first seconds of the shooting
Reprieve issued for Wash. man convicted of rape, murder of 14-year-old girl
Gov. Jay Inslee has pledged two years ago to halt executions while he's in office, although the death penalty is still the law
Church shooter won't submit evidence to save life
Dylann Roof insists on remaining as his own attorney when jurors debate giving him the death penalty for killing nine black parishoners
Multiple killer, rapist, former Army cook again facing death penalty
Former Fort Bragg soldier Ronald Gray loses battle to keep court order in place blocking his execution
Delaware death row inmates resentenced to life in prison
The Delaware Supreme Court declared that the ruling earlier this year that rendered the state's death penalty unconstitutional is retroactive
Execution costs spike in Va.; state pays pharmacy $66K
Like other states, Virginia has struggled to obtain these drugs as pharmaceutical companies block their sale for executions to avoid being publicly accused of violating medical ethics
Supreme Court rejects death row appeals from 4 states
Cases raised different questions about fairness of capital punishment; Justice Breyer renewed call for hearings on death penalty
Dylann Roof's confession, journal detail racist beliefs
Prosecutors are using Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof’s own words to portray him as a cruel angry racist
Lawyers of Alabama inmate: Execution sedative was ineffective
Movements an Alabama inmate made as he was put to death demonstrate he wasn't anesthetized, lawyers say
Ky. man who orchestrated his family's killings avoids death penalty
Police say Ryan Champion enlisted a hitman to kill his family, but then killed the hitman and blamed the crime on him
Accused church shooter's lawyer sparks loud objections at trial
Dylann Roof's federal death penalty trial gets underway in deadly Charleston church shooting
Georgia executes man convicted of killing his father-in-law
William Sallie became the ninth person executed by the state of Georgia this year
Death penalty measures approved in three states
Major death penalty measures were approved in three states, Oklahoma, Nebraksa and California, despite ongoing questions nationally over lethal injection drugs
Death penalty measures approved in Okla., Neb.
In Oklahoma, voters approved an amendment that will add the death penalty to Oklahoma's state constitution
For 7th time, Alabama man gets reprieve from execution
U.S. Supreme Court issues stay hours after Tommy Arthur's execution was slated to happen; he was convicted of 1982 murder-for-hire
China’s farmer nail gun killer gets popular support
After his home was razed for new development, Jia Jinglong took revenge with a nail gun, and became a symbol for the average Chinese
Mom of tot starved, beaten to death rejects plea deal
The day after Glenara Bates' father was sentenced to death, her mother refused a plea deal, arguing her IQ is low enough that it could remove the death penalty as a possibility
Ruling puts fate of convicted killers on Florida's death row in limbo
Florida Supreme Court hands down ruling on newly enacted law on death sentences
Supreme Court looks likely to side with black death row inmate
Duane Buck appealing death sentence after an expert witness told jurors Buck was more likely to be dangerous because of his race
Ohio to restart executions after 3-year pause
State had stopped executing inmates after one gasped and snorted during 26-minute procedure, and the drugs became harder to find
Court upholds death penalty for mentally ill man in murder case
International rights group says Pakistan's Supreme Court has overturned appeal for Imdad Ali's life
Ex-actor sentenced in double murder over wedding money
Daniel Wozniak is convicted in a gruesome murder and cover-up as part of a plot to fund his wedding and honeymoon
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Supreme Court hears case today on energy companies' bid to end climate suit
U.S. military removes bombers from U.K. air base following security incident
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