KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Knox County judge has ordered the state of Tennessee to release records related to the state’s lethal execution protocol. This order comes as a death row inmate is suing ...

Attorneys for Frank Walls cited prison drug logs and autopsy records to argue that his Dec. 18 execution could be “disastrous.” The execution chamber is seen at Florida State Prison in Starke. A ...

Major Tennessee news outlets including the company that owns WBIR are pushing to make more of the state's execution process open for public scrutiny. Broadcaster TEGNA Inc., along with the Associated ...

Several news organizations, including Tennessean publisher Gannett, have sued two state corrections officials for greater access to the execution process, much of which is hidden from public view. The ...

Boyd was convicted of the grisly killing of Gregory Huguley over a $200 cocaine debt. Prosecutors said Boyd taped Huguley’s feet together before another man doused him with gasoline and set him on ...

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about how the system works here and how it is waiting for execution on Texas' death row. HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A ...

An Alabama Death Row inmate set to die this week is asking the governor to meet with him prior to his Thursday execution to “know the guy that’s innocent on Alabama’s death row.” Anthony Boyd made his ...

Shortly after 10:30 a.m. Friday, the state of Arizona executed its second death row prisoner under the administration of Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. Richard Djerf, who was on death row after ...

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — At 12:01 a.m. CDT Friday, Indiana Department of Correction authorities will begin the process of delivering Roy Lee Ward to the Execution Chamber at the Indiana State Prison so ...