Twenty-three states have abolished the death penalty. California should join them in ending state-sponsored executions.

Raymond Lee Oyler set a fire that killed five firefighters in 2006. The California Supreme Court will decide if he remains on death row, writes Robin Epley of The Sacramento Bee.

Convicted cop-killer Alberto Alvarez showed little emotion in a packed Redwood City courtroom Monday morning as a judge handed him a death sentence ... to San Quentin Prison within 10 days and ...

He was recently transferred from death row at San Quentin to a state prison in San Luis Obispo. Originally released in March 2009, this new edition of Body Parts has been updated with 32 pages ...

Authorities say Trooper Nikky Green was fatally shot with his own gun while trying to arrest Ricky Malone for allegedly ...

A remorseful death row inmate pleaded for forgiveness and mouthed one final message before being put to death in Texas on ...

During his 20 years behind bars, Richard Lee Tabler says he's found God and leads a ministry of Death Row inmates. He's ...

A man died of his injuries Saturday morning after being stabbed in San Jose's Santana Row Friday evening ... Police said the death was San Jose's third homicide of the year.

A Tennessee death row prisoner has declared a hunger strike, saying he is protesting issues with medical care, the quality of ...

The Death Penalty Information Center’s recent annual report contained good news for those opposed to capital punishment. The ...

A remorseful death row inmate pleaded for forgiveness and mouthed ... the club and said he had found God during his two decades in prison. "I had no right to take your loved ones from you, and ...