SAN QUENTIN, Calif. — Hugs, tears, barking and tail wagging abounded at San Quentin’s prison when two black Labradors reunited with the incarcerated men who helped raise them to be service dogs.

A state district judge has signed death warrants setting execution dates for two men convicted of murders in Caddo Parish -- ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nine Tennessee death row inmates are suing the state over its push for a new round of lethal ...

California officials have envisioned a host of sweeping changes for San Quentin State Prison as they attempt to remake the facility into a Scandinavian-style rehabilitation center complete with a ...

Mikal Mahdi murdered an off-duty police officer by shooting him eight times and dousing him in diesel before setting him ...

After closing arguments on Tuesday, a new jury will mull capital punishment for Adel Ramos, who shot police rookie Tara ...

Tenderness” is the word that keeps coming to mind while watching Alex Ketley’s “An Approximation of Resilience.” The dance is unfailingly, unflaggingly, extraordinarily tender. This is surprising ...

Mikal Mahdi is set to be executed by the state of South Carolina on April 11th. Mahdi was convicted of killing an off-duty police officer in 2005. South Carolina resumed executions in September ...