Lawmakers cite new scientific evidence that they says proves Robert Roberson, who is set for execution on Oct. 17, did not ...

The condemned Texas man was convicted of killing his daughter in 2003 based on an outdated ‘shaken baby syndrome’ diagnostic ...

Robert Roberson, who is facing execution in a controversial "shaken baby syndrome" case, asked for clemency with the support ...

Five people are scheduled to be executed in the US next week despite credible innocence claims and widespread demands for ...

Freddie Owens is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Friday. Petition includes more than 10,000 signatures; a ...

Clemency is more important than ever in an era of grossly excessive punishments and mass incarceration. Timidity is not a ...

A South Carolina man, Freddy Owens, 46, is asking the Supreme Court to halt his execution after a witness admitted to falsely ...

Robert Roberson was convicted in 2002 of shaking his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki, to death at his home in Palestine, Texas. Shaken baby syndrome is a controversial child abuse theory that has since ...

Clemency does not mean that the seriousness of the crime is overlooked or that the pain of victim's family is forgotten.

Columbia, SCV (WOLO) — The Governor’s Office has just released a letter confirming that Governor McMaster has denied clemency ...

The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge’s ruling upholding the ...

In South Carolina, the governor has the lone ability to grant clemency and reduce a death sentence to life in prison. However ...