The Texas Supreme Court has cleared the way for Robert Roberson's execution to be rescheduled a month after he narrowly ...

Judge Arturo Nelson declares Texas inmate Melissa Lucio "actually innocent" in the 2007 death of her daughter.

A judge has recommended that the conviction of Texas death row inmate Melissa Lucio, who was scheduled for execution earlier ...

The state’s highest civil court ruled that legislators can’t use subpoenas to block death row inmates’ executions, but suggested there’s still time for Roberson to testify before a Texas House panel.

Across the nation, more than half of the approximately 2,100 prisoners with death sentences are incarcerated in jurisdictions where executions are on hold, according to a Washington Post analysis.

Dallas County man Andrew Wayne Roark was exonerated after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals said the shaken baby syndrome ...

Kerry Max Cook was found innocent of the 1977 murder of Linda Jo Edwards back in June and now he’s suing Smith County and the City of Tyler. “For over 20 years I fought for my life from a death row ...

The mother long maintained her innocence and that her 2-year-old daughter died after accidentally falling down the stairs.

After a nearly five-decade battle to clear his name, Kerry Max Cook is now seeking accountability for the misconduct that led to his wrongful conviction in a 1977 Tyler murder.

The family of Melissa Lucio, a death row inmate whose execution was delayed in 2022, expressed hope that the Texas woman would be freed after a judge concluded last month that Lucio is “actually ...

Advocacy groups are pressuring Biden to fulfill a campaign promise and prevent President-elect Trump from initiating another ...