Death row inmates in five states have been put to death in the span of one week, an unusually high number of executions that ...

Last year, Missouri was one of five states in the country that carried out executions. Four people – Amber McLaughlin, ...

Lawyers for a Missouri man have filed a late appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court alleging there were racial bias and ...

In a shocking case of what I consider state-sanctioned murder, Missouri executed Marcellus Williams on Sept. 24, despite overwhelming evidence of his innocence. No physical evidence ever connected ...

The public reaction to McCaffrey's execution contributed to the success of a movement to end the death penalty in Wisconsin ...

Missouri executed Williams despite questions about his conviction and protests from prosecutors and victim's family.

More than half of American states have abolished the death penalty or hit pause on executions. Less than half —47%—of ...

Marcellus Williams, an innocent man, was executed despite evidence of his innocence. Blame falls on Trump, McConnell, and the conservative Supreme Court.

That Williams was executed is an American tragedy, but he is not alone. The American death penalty system has shown itself to ...

That Williams was executed is an American tragedy, but he is not alone. The American death penalty system has shown itself to be riddled with errors. Miscarriages of justice of the kind that occurred ...

The Republican nominee for Missouri governor wouldn’t say whether he supported or opposed Marcellus Williams’ execution, ...

For those not familiar with the facts of the 1998 case, Williams was convicted of stabbing 42-year-old Felicia Gayle 43 times with a butcher knife after breaking into her home and discovering her in ...