Texas woman convicted of gruesome murder appeals death sentence, claiming prosecutors used humiliating evidence improperly.

More than half of prisoners sentenced to death in the United States have been on death row for more than 18 years. Texas, ...

Separated from the general prison population, Texas death row inmates spend at least 22 hours a day alone in their cells.

Days before his execution, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday sent the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson ...

The execution of Robert Roberson, a 58-year-old Texas death row inmate convicted of killing his daughter, has been paused for ...

If unclaimed after an execution, the state pays for cremation or burial, and the remains are buried at the Captain Joe Byrd ...

Roberson said he was placing his hopes for another execution stay in the hands of his lawyers, his supporters and God.

Robert Roberson's execution is halted under the state's "junk science" law that allows courts to re-examine convictions based on outdated science.

Roberson, convicted of capital murder in 2003 for the death of his 2-year-old daughter, will continue to push for a new trial. He has maintained his innocence.

Texas executed Blaine Milam for killing 13-month-old Amora Carson in what prosecutors called an exorcism despite his claims ...