Florida put to death one of its oldest prisoners in its history on Tuesday, a 74-year-old convicted murderer who was one of ...

The constitutional prohibition of ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but courts have not stopped states from attempting to execute the same man again.

RAIFORD, Fla. — A man convicted of murdering a Brevard County woman more than three decades ago is scheduled to be executed Tuesday. Chadwick Willacy has been on Florida’s death row since 1991 for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protesters gather outside the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., on Monday, June 8, 2026, to oppose an upcoming execution in Alabama.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) - A Memphis man was not executed on Thursday morning after staff had to call off the procedure. Tony Carruthers was scheduled to die by lethal injection at Riverbend ...