Mikal Mahdi burned the body of Orangeburg County Deputy James Edward Myers after shooting him 9 times. The death row inmate ...
As South Carolina prepares to execute a man by firing squad on Friday, here are the ways each state conducts capital punishment.
Supreme Court Justices Powell, Blackmun, and Stevens allowed the death penalty to return. Then they disavowed it.
The total estimated cost is $26.4 million for housing inmates on death row, constructing an execution chamber, training staff ...
With little debate, a Senate committee gave the first stamp of approval to bringing back the death penalty. It could cost ...
West Virginia senators passed bills, offered amendments and introduced legislation on what turned out to be a busy Friday.
The West Virginia Legislature is moving a bill that would bring the death penalty back to the state, more than 65 years since ...
Members of the state Senate Judiciary Committee signed off on a bill Thursday to bring back the death penalty for anyone ...