Japan has awarded a wrongly convicted man who was on death row for close to half a century compensation of 217 million yen ($1.44m). The legal team for Iwao Hakamada, released last year after his ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a Texas death row inmate whose bid for a new trial drew the support of the prosecutor’s office that originally put him on ...

Iwao Hakamada, wrongfully convicted of murder, spent over four decades on death row before being awarded $1.4 million for his suffering. This payout highlights issues in Japan’s justice system.

When it comes to death row inmate Darrell Robinson, the Louisiana Supreme Court can't seem to make up its mind. The latest whipsaw in his case came last week, when the court agreed to reconsider ...

filed a new brief Wednesday asking a Jefferson County judge to grant Alabama death row inmate Toforest Johnson a new trial. The special primary election was called by Gov. Kay Ivey to fill the seat ...

South Carolina inmate has asked to die by firing squad just five weeks after the state carried out its first death by bullets.

A former professional boxer who spent 46 years on death row after he was framed for murder by police has been awarded a record £1 million. A Japanese court has awarded Iwao Hakamada more than 200 ...

NEWARK, N.J. — Ex-Alabama basketball recruit AJ Dybantsa was front row and center for the returning Final Four team's Sweet 16 matchup against BYU. Dybantsa, the No. 1 recruit in the nation for ...

No state has had more executions since September than South Carolina. That’s one reason why opinion editor Matthew T. Hall ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen near sunset in Washington, Oct. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] WASHINGTON (AP) — The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a Texas death row inmate whose bid for a new trial drew the support of the prosecutor’s office that originally put him on ...