Six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 12 other people are scheduled to be put to ...

Chief District Judge Shelly Dick's ruling came a week before Jessie Hoffman was set to be executed by nitrogen gas at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.

Army veteran Stephan Smerk, 53, pleaded guilty in October to the 1994 stabbing death of 37-year-old Robin Lawrence, who was ...

Three volunteer corrections staff members will point rifles at Sigmon's chest and fire live rounds as he sits strapped to a chair, a hood over his head.