Indiana woman condemned for killing at 15 is freed
A woman who was sentenced to death at age 16 for taking part in the torture and murder of a 78-year-old bible studies teacher was released from an ...
Ind. woman sentenced to die at 16 to be released
An Indiana woman put on death row at age 16 for killing an elderly Bible school teacher is scheduled to be released Monday after serving a prison term ...
Ariel Castro pleads not guilty in Ohio kidnap case
A man accused of holding three women captive in his home for about a decade pleaded not guilty Wednesday to hundreds of rape and kidnapping charges, ...
Colorado killer's reprieve sharply criticized
Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper's decision to block the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap for as long as he is governor infuriated ...
Governor signs repeal of death penalty in Md.
Opponents of capital punishment marked a milestone Thursday as Maryland became the first state south of the Mason-Dixon line to abolish the death ...
Ohio executes man who killed, raped 6-month-old
One family wept loudly and another family cheered Wednesday as a man was executed for killing a 6-month-old as he raped her. Steve Smith, 46, was ...
Papua New Guinea proposes firing-squad executions
Following a number of high-profile killings related to sorcery, Papua New Guinea's government is pushing for the South Pacific nation's first ...
UN compares Iraq death penalty use to slaughter
The U.N.'s top human rights officials is condemning Iraq's widespread use of the death penalty, comparing it to a slaughterhouse. U.N.
Iraq executes 21 men convicted of terrorism
Iraq has executed 21 prisoners convicted on terrorism charges and links to al-Qaida, the Justice Ministry said Wednesday, setting off fresh criticism ...
Lawyers say Arkansas to use untried execution drug
Arkansas plans to put prisoners to death with a drug that apparently hasn't been used in a U.S. execution, and lawyers for condemned inmates warn that ...
South Sudan urged to stop use of death penalty
South Sudan was one of 111 countries to vote in favor of a United Nations resolution last year calling for a moratorium on the death penalty, but ...
Colo. Corrections Dept. chief shot, killed at home
In the weeks before Colorado's top prisons official was fatally shot after answering his front door, he carried out a variety of functions including ...
Md. lawmakers vote to repeal death penalty
Maryland lawmakers approved a measure abolishing the death penalty on Friday and sent the bill to Gov. Martin O'Malley, who has long supported banning ...
Rights groups: Syrian rebels often kill captives
Syrian rebels routinely kill captured soldiers and suspected regime informers, human rights monitors said Thursday, warning of mounting war crimes ...
Saudi Arabia executes 7 men after appeals rejected
Seven Saudi men convicted of theft, looting and armed robbery were executed on Wednesday, according to the country's official news agency, more than ...
Syrian refugees top 1 million, rebels take city
Syria's accelerating humanitarian crisis hit a grim milestone Wednesday: The number of U.N.-registered refugees topped 1 million — half of them ...
7 Saudis appeal for help to stop executions
Speaking over a smuggled cellphone from his prison cell, one of seven Saudis set to be put to death Tuesday by crucifixion and firing squad for armed ...
India's secret executions raise concerns
For 11 years the family of a convicted terrorist waited and wondered about his fate as he sat on death row. Two weeks ago they found out — from ...
Georgia execution halted at the last minute
The execution of a Georgia man who killed a fellow prisoner in 1990 was halted Tuesday at the last minute so courts could consider claims that he's ...
Colorado execution possible after appeal rejected
A Colorado judge can schedule the state's first execution in 15 years after the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from an inmate who ...
Amnesty fears new executions in Zimbabwe
Amnesty International said Friday it fears Zimbabwe will resume executions after the state media quoted prison officials saying they have found a new ...
Ex-Ill. governor returns home after prison release
Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan was released from prison before dawn Wednesday, stopping only briefly at a halfway house before he was allowed to ...
Former Ill. Gov. Ryan to be released from prison
George Ryan on Wednesday will become the latest former Illinois governor to go through a prison door. This time, he's headed out. Ryan is being ...
Ex-Ill. Gov. Ryan faces changed world after prison
When former Illinois Gov. George Ryan steps out of prison on Wednesday after serving five-plus years for corruption, he will return to a life altered ...
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