At least three bills in the 2025 legislative session propose changes that could affect cases moving forward amid a push to ...

Some criminal justice advocates argue the bill would increase the odds that innocent people stay in prison or are executed.

Molly Elliott's husband told USA TODAY that he was in favor of Hoffman's execution if it wasn't going to be further delayed but said it wouldn't bring closure. Louisiana on Tuesday executed a death ...

The adoption of the method came just hours before Louisiana ended a 15-year pause on capital punishment with the nitrogen gas execution of Jessie Hoffman, marking the first time the method has been ...

Defense attorneys successfully argued both men had not pursued all their post-conviction remedies before a Caddo Parish judge set their execution dates.

The Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday recalled execution warrants that a judge had signed for two death row inmates who were ...

“The beginning of executions in Louisiana via nitrogen gas does not authorize the state to execute an individual who has never exhausted their appeals,” wrote attorneys Zachary Orjuela and ...

If a corrections bill in the Florida Legislature passes, the state could see death row prisoners executed by firing squad or ...

Convicted murderer and rapist Jessie Hoffman was executed by nitrogen gas in Louisiana last month. The bill, introduced by Rep. Berny Jacques, R-Seminole, changes the legally allowed execution ...