Ronald Palmer Heath was convicted in 1990 of first-degree murder, robbery with a death weapon and multiple forgery charges.

Some homicides at a prison in Oklahoma led to criminal charges. Some did not. Here's a timeline of the deaths.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2008 that the death penalty for crimes that did not cause the death of the victim is unconstitutional.

Former Ohio State Buckeyes and NFL linebacker Darron Lee is in jail in Tennessee and has not been granted bond.

Oklahoma has carried out its first execution of the year on a man convicted of killing two men in a drive-by shooting.

The law makes expands offenses of a sexual nature against children punishable up to the death penalty in the state.

RAIFORD, Fla. – The moral divide over the death penalty played out in Florida this week in a remarkably personal and unusual ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WHNT) — Governor Kay Ivey signed the Child Predator Death Penalty Act on Thursday. The Child Predator ...

Kendrick Antonio Simpson was pronounced dead at 10:19 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.

The City of Birmingham announced it recieved a $2 million grant from the State of Alabama to support redevelopment efforts in ...

Oklahoma is moving forward with its first planned execution of 2026 on Thursday, as the state is set to put Kendrick Simpson ...

Kendrick Simpson, 45, was convicted in the 2006 killings of 19-year-old Anthony Jones and 20-year-old Glen Palmer, who were fatally shot after a dispute at an Oklahoma City club.