Charles Victor Thompson, a Texas man, had previously escaped authorities’ custody while on death row. The escape led to a ...

COLUMBIA, S.C.(AP) — A South Carolina inmate who spent 42 years on death row has died of natural causes at a prison hospital, according to the state Department of Corrections. Fred Singleton, 81, was ...

Texas executed Charles Victor Thompson for the double murder of his ex-girlfriend, Dennise Hayslip, and her new boyfriend, ...

The concept of a "last meal" on death row is widely known, but the final words uttered by condemned individuals are often far more revealing and unsettling. History records a chilling collection of ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — UPDATE WEDNESDAY: A Knox County chancellor said Wednesday he'll review - behind closed doors - information sought by a death row inmate about the state's lethal injection drug. By ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Men on death row are housed at Florida State Prison and Union Correctional Institution in Raiford southwest of Jacksonville. The ...

A Louisiana man who spent nearly three decades on death row has been released on bail Wednesday after his conviction was overturned earlier this year.Jimmie Duncan had originally been convicted of ...

NEW ORLEANS -- A Louisiana man who spent nearly three decades on death row was released on bail Wednesday after his conviction was overturned earlier this year. Jimmie Duncan had originally been ...