A Georgia judge on Monday ordered a temporary pause to a December execution that was already put on hold, saying questions ...

Clemency, the power granted to the governor of a state to reduce or commute a criminal sentence, is a complex legal process that often comes into focus during high-profile capital punishment cases. In ...

Little is known about Indiana's protocols for using pentobarbital, a drug used by Department of Correction officials to carry out two recent state executions. (Getty Images) Questions remain about ...

An Indiana man convicted of killing four people including his brother and his sister’s fiancé decades ago was put to death early Wednesday, marking the state’s first execution in 15 years. Joseph ...

(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — Questions remain about Benjamin Ritchie’s early Tuesday execution after his attorneys reported seeing sudden, unexpected movement during the lethal injection process. But ...