A judge has ruled that Ralph Leroy Menzies is competent enough to be executed for the 1986 kidnapping and death of a Utah woman. Her son said her family is pleased by the ruling.

A reprieve was Smith's last legal avenue to avoid execution. The Tennessee Department of Correction served Smith his last meal at 5:30 p.m. May 21, according to spokesperson Dorinda Carter.

Jordan's clemency petition and request to meet with Governor Reeves are pending. The quest to halt the execution of Mississippi prisoner Richard Jordan is speeding up as his execution date nears.

INDIANAPOLIS — President Donald Trump announced Saturday night that the U.S. had executed airstrikes at three Iranian nuclear sites. In a post on social media, Trump confirmed the U.S. bombed ...

Mississippi prisoner Richard Jordan is continuing to fight his impending execution, this time filing an appeal to a federal judge's ruling.

Gov. Mike DeWine's Office announced Friday that the execution date for Quisi Bryan, the man who killed Cleveland Police Officer Wayne Leon 25 years ago, has been postponed.

Crime Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine delays execution for man convicted of killing Cleveland Police Officer Wayne Leon in 2000 Quisi Bryan has sat on death row for nearly 25 years.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW/AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has once again postponed the execution of a man convicted of killing a Cleveland police officer. The governor’s decision pushes the January 2026 ...

The 975 people executed in 2024 surpassed the estimated 834 in 2023 and was the highest rate of executions since 2015, said the report by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.