(WAFF) -As of Wednesday, the inmate count in the Madison County jail is at over 1,100 inmates. The jail’s capacity is posted ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. ( WAFF) - A Huntsville capital murder suspect charged with killing a Huntsville police officer gets a new ...

Witnesses in the Taharra Brunson trial struggle to recall their statements about the 2020 Auburn teen's kidnapping and murder.

The state of Idaho recently passed a bill that was signed into law that would expand the death penalty to pedophiles. It also ...

Each death penalty case is autho­rized by the DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C., in con­sul­ta­tion with local U.S.

Each death penalty case is autho­rized by the DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C., in con­sul­ta­tion with local U.S. Attorney offices, who prosecute the cases.

As Donald Trump is poised to unleash a fresh slate of tariffs on so-called ‘Liberation Day’ (2 April), data correspondent ...

Nicolas Canfield called murdered toddler "wild and rambunctious" in describing injuries in an interview with a Lee County Sheriff's sergeant.

Bystanders called to testify in the capital murder trial of a Texas rapper recalled seeing a chaotic scene outside a San Antonio Chick-Fil-A leading up to a 23-year-old man’s death nearly eight years ...

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday that she has directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, following through ...

As the 10-year-old suffered a non-fatal bullet wound, she locked herself in a room with her baby brother and called family ...

The law is set to take effect July 1, and will allow prosecutors to pursue death sentences for certain crimes outside of murder, which remains federally prohibited.