James Edward Smith asked for a lump of dirt, but his request was denied. He settled for a cup of yogurt instead.

Lawyers for a Florida man on death row are seeking to halt his execution set for next week, arguing that his obesity could ...

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

Lawyers for convicted murderer Michael Tanzi say that his weight and health conditions could cause a lethal injection ...

A Gulf War Army veteran convicted of killing his girlfriend and her three children has been scheduled for execution in ...

Nine Tennessee death row inmates are suing the state over its push for a new round of lethal injections after an execution ...

Ohio lawmakers are trying to end the state’s years-long moratorium on executions by seeking federal help with obtaining ...

A Florida death row inmate who was convicted of kidnapping and killing a woman in 2000 is asking the court to show him ...

The morbidly obese killer’s defense team argued his planned lethal injection would violate the Eighth Amendment, which protects against forms of cruel and unusual punishment.

A death row inmate's lawyers filed documents requesting that their client be exempt from lethal injection due to his morbid obesity.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Bruce Ward, a convicted murderer who was the longest-serving inmate on Arkansas’ death row, has died ...