Lawmakers cite new scientific evidence that they says proves Robert Roberson, who is set for execution on Oct. 17, did not ...

Freddie Owens is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Friday. Petition includes more than 10,000 signatures; a ...

Clemency is more important than ever in an era of grossly excessive punishments and mass incarceration. Timidity is not a ...

Clemency does not mean that the seriousness of the crime is overlooked or that the pain of victim's family is forgotten.

In South Carolina, the governor has the lone ability to grant clemency and reduce a death sentence to life in prison. However ...

The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge’s ruling upholding the ...

A group of advocates for a Palestine man on death row filed a petition on Tuesday to stop his execution just 30 days before ...

The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge’s ruling upholding the ...

Five people are scheduled to be executed in the US next week despite credible innocence claims and widespread demands for ...

On Tuesday, they came out in force on behalf of Robert Roberson, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Oct. 17.

More than 80 state lawmakers, including Democrats and Republicans, have asked the governor to extend clemency to Robert ...