Florida executes Melvin Trotter for 1986 convenience store murder

Melvin Trotter was executed Feb. 24 for the brutal 1986 murder of Virgie Langford during a convenience store robbery in Palmetto, Florida.
Washington Examiner

Supreme Court to hear death row inmate’s challenge of racial bias in jury selection

The Supreme Court announced on Monday it will take up a death row inmate’s challenge over allegations that the dismissal of four black jurors during his trial was unlawful, adding to the justices’ ...
San Antonio Current

Several major Texas death row appeals loom in 2026 amid drop in executions

Several appeals in some of Texas’ highest-profile capital punishment cases are set for 2026 as the state continues to maintain a historically low number of executions. 2025 marked the second year ...
Sacramento Bee

CA’s death penalty is broken, says Newsom. So why won’t he end it for good? | Opinion

A condemned inmate is led to his cell in San Quentin’s death row on March 25, 2024. California is shutting down death row and transferring 471 condemned people out of the prison and into the general ...

Oklahoma Ends Indefinite Death Row Solitary Confinement

By outlawing indefinite solitary confinement for death row inmates, Oklahoma joins states like Hawaii, Connecticut, and New York, which have ended this practice in recent years. Some prisoners remain ...