Chuck Thompson has been on Texas Death Row for 27 years and is set to be executed in January. Credit: April Towery For Charles Victor Thompson, the one constant in his life has been the almost three ...

The execution of a death row inmate was dramatically halted just days after he ordered his last meal. Stacey Humphreys, 52, was scheduled to be executed via lethal injection today for the murders of ...

An obese man on death row in Georgia has requested a buffet-style spread consisting of high-calorie meats and other treats for his last meal. Stacey Humphreys, 52, is scheduled to be executed by ...

Until this year, death penalty executions had been dwindling across the nation. The sudden spike now is unusual, experts say. Forty-five people on death row have been executed so far this year, and ...

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about the lives of death row inmates at the Polunsky Unit here and a first-person account from a reporter who ...

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about how the system works here and a firsthand account from a reporter who witnessed an execution here.