Two of the world's largest brands have opened branches inside Death Row at New York State Penitentiary to serve last meals and drinks to the inmates before they go for the needle.
"It's a bold move," said Subway chairman, Simon Simple. "We believe...
Tommy and Kathleen Morley of Simsbury, Connecticut, breathed an enormous sigh of relief when it was announced that Connecticut will repeal its death penalty statute. The Morleys' 17-year-old son, Rob, had been arrested over a dozen times on charges ranging from petty shoplifting to arson, and Rob's parents could tell that their depressed son was on a dangerous track toward committing more and more...
HUNTSVILLE, Texas - Convicted criminal Lawrence Russell Brewer was convicted of a crime so horribly heinous that it cannot even be mentioned in a family publication.
The state of Texas has historically allowed any convict who is getting ready to b...
Texas Prison Chiefs today unveiled the electric-bench at a local state penitentiary after three years of research and development. The bench has been labeled "a fantastic breakthrough in the battle against rising prison numbers."
The bench will al...
AUSTIN, Tx.--Lawrence Russell Brewer wasn't even cold and stiff from lethal injection late today before the Texas lawmakers started the ball rolling to end fancy last-meal requests.
Brewer, 44, had requested quite a feed for his last meal includin...
Two of the suppliers of the drugs used by the execution industry are withdrawing their use after it was discovered that they can cause death.
"We never realised," said Bridget Tofar, lawyer for Smasho-Glyph-Kind. "We've been making Sodium Pentatho...
Local man and good samaritan Melvin Wordsmithe narrowly avoided death, or worse, during a recent visit to the local Nursing Home where he and stalwart Therapy Dog, Bear, provide weekly visits to the infirm of mind and body.
Melvin had a sense som...
Convicted murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner has caused a storm of controversy after telling the sentencing judge: "I would like the firing squad, please."
Following the frenzied reporting of the firing squad executions of Gary Gilmore, who famously quip...
A prisoner on death row has opted for death by a firing squad of his own choosing. When given the choice between a lethal injection or being shot by a squad of his own choosing, Ronnie Lee Gardiner told the judge "Silly question. Shooting please!"...
Shares of Barsucks Corp. edged up by 1/16th of a cent today after the company announced that in a bid to find new niches, it was opening its first outlet on death row.
The outlet, to be opened at a Harris County, Texas death row is the first amon...
Morbid, Ohio - Convicted murderer, Ron (alias Big Mac) McDonald, was put out of his misery today after the Supreme Court supported his last-minute plea to be executed. McDonald had been on Ohio's death row for the past 22 years after being found guil...
Kinshasa jail, The Democratic Republic of Congo has been the home for a dozen goats, which were said to be held there illegally. The 'Dirty Dozen' were on remand, and due to appear in court, charged with being sold illegally by the roadside.
Deput...
A death-row inmate has received Yankee slugger Jason Giambi's Golden Thong in the hopes of averting death by lethal injection Thursday.
In Texas, the leading death-penalty and concealed carry state in the US, choice Huntsville vacation slots are quickly snapped up by shoppers looking for something a little different for their Cinco de Mayo celebration.
(Seattle, WA) Northwest activist Ashley White has introduced legislation to Congress that would recommend capital punishment for Level 3 sex offenders.
A British woman from Nottingham has married a Death Row prisoner who could soon earn a reprieve at a ceremony at a US jail.
Los Angeles, CA - In 1988 Joel Thornton was sentenced to death by a Los Angeles County Judge in 1986. The judge, in ambiguous terms, told Thornton that he would most likely spend the rest of his life in prison before his execution.
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Sven Oafsen is no ordinary Norwegian.