A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad, the first such execution in the United States since 2010, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections.

Six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year, and 12 other people are scheduled to be executed in six states ...

Famous for "The Shawshank Redemption," the Ohio State Reformatory caters to visitors with tours, a haunted house and other entertainment offerings.

An Hamilton man, between Christmas Eve and Jan. 3, allegedly conspired to commit murder of a woman, according to a grand jury ...

Louisiana is scheduled to execute a man with nitrogen gas on March 18. Arkansas lawmakers are seeking to introduce nitrogen there after an eight-year pause in executions.

A man guilty of killing two people at a Columbus homeless shelter in 2022 was sentenced to a lengthy prison term Wednesday.

A 27-year-old inmate at the Cuyahoga County Corrections Jail died after experiencing a medical emergency Thursday night, ...

A South Carolina inmate is set to die by firing squad Friday, a rare execution method in the United States that experts say more places may turn to.

Three volunteer corrections staff members will point rifles at Sigmon's chest and fire live rounds as he sits strapped to a chair, a hood over his head.

Twenty-three inmates have been charged with crimes ranging from smuggling weapons in a Doritos bag to the stabbing of a man ...