Life On Death Row - Search News

Supreme Court dismisses case surrounding death penalty

Supreme Court decision on death row IQ case will spare prisoner’s life

The Supreme Court dismissed a case on Thursday about how to consider intelligence tests when evaluating if a person is sufficiently intellectually disabled to be disqualified from the death penalty, effectively sparing a death row inmate in Alabama from execution.

· 1d

Supreme Court dismisses case, sparing life of convicted murderer with low IQ

· 1d · on MSN

Supreme Court dismisses case surrounding the death penalty

· 1d

The Supreme Court hands a rare victory to a death row inmate

The immediate upshot of this decision is that Joseph Clifton Smith, who’s at the heart of this case, will not be killed.

· 1d

Supreme Court spares life of convicted murderer with low IQ by dismissing case

· 1d

Supreme Court dismisses death penalty case on people with mental disabilities

· 1d

SCOTUS narrowly spares 'intellectually disabled' murderer from execution

Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Chief Justice John Roberts dissented.

· 1d

US Supreme Court averts inmate's execution in intellectual disability case

· 1d

US supreme court dismisses Alabama’s bid to execute intellectually disabled man

Death row inmate gets reprieve

Digest more

· 1d · on MSN

After 5 decades and 600 executions, these are the last words on Texas’ death row

Strapped to a gurney, moments from death, prisoners in Texas’ execution chamber have been asked a solemn question for as long as the state has administered lethal injections: Do you have a last statem...

· 6h · on MSN

Death row inmate's execution called off after botched attempt to take his life

· 1d

Death row inmate gets reprieve after 'botched' execution in Tennessee

· 20h

Tennessee Fails To Execute Tony Carruthers After IV Difficulties. State Won't Try Again For A Year.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An attorney who was present for the planned execution of Tony Carruthers in Tennessee on Thursday said it was called off after officials struggled to find a vein for an hour.

· 1d

Tennessee governor orders stay of execution after doctor can’t find vein

· 1d

Execution of Tony Carruthers called off; Gov. Lee grants 1-year reprieve

Independent Florida Alligator

‘A window to the outside’: 3 death row pen pals reflect on their relationships with inmates

Florida’s death row inmates spend 23 hours a day in their 6-by-9 foot cells, passing time by watching TV on prison-issued devices, reading books or magazines, studying their case files or writing letters. For some, those letters become a lifeline.

The Gazette

Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on federal land and those involved in ...

New York Daily News

Oklahoma death row inmate’s sentence commuted hours before execution

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Thursday spared the life of a death row inmate just hours before his scheduled execution. “After a thorough review of the facts and prayerful consideration, I have chosen to accept the Pardon and Parole Board’s ...

AOL

Florida's death row: How many women have been sentenced to die?

The number of people on Florida's death row is dropping quickly as Gov. Ron DeSantis keeps up the rapid pace of executions he started in 2025. Behind the scenes: Inside 'Handsome Devil: Charming Killer' Wade Wilson's life on death row Only one of them is a ...

Oklahoma's News

Faith leaders make plea to save the life of death row inmate Tremane Wood

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Tuesday marked another call to save the life of death row inmate Tremane Wood. The latest plea comes from Oklahoma faith leaders ahead of his scheduled execution on Thursday. In less than 48 hours, Tremane Wood is set to be ...

Houston Press

Death Row Inmate Says He’s Not Done Living

Chuck Thompson has been on Texas Death Row for 27 years and is set to be executed in January. Credit: April Towery For Charles Victor Thompson, the one constant in his life has been the almost three decades he’s spent as Inmate No. 00999306 in a small ...

3dOpinion

When believing in the sanctity of all life meets the death penalty

There was certainly a lot on the agenda when Pope Leo XIV recently met with Marco Rubio: the pontiff sharing the message of the gospel; the U.S. secretary of State, a Catholic, trying his best, no doubt,