A Clarion Ledger reporter recounts what it was like to witness Mississippi’s execution of Richard Jordan, who spent nearly 50 ...

Mississippi has executed the longest-serving man on its death row nearly 50 years after he was convicted of murder.

Richard Jordan, who spent 48 years on Mississippi’s death row, received an execution by lethal injection at the state ...

Jordan was sentenced to death in 1976 for kidnapping and killing a bank loan officer's wife in a violent ransom scheme.

How many people have been executed in Mississippi? How were their deaths conducted? How many women executed? Any notable ...

Richard Jordan's execution in Mississippi on Wednesday can proceed, a federal appellate court ruled in upholding a ruling ...

Richard Jordan, who spent 48 years on Mississippi’s death row, received an execution by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Parchman.

Historically, Mississippi has used hanging, the gas chamber, the electric chair and lethal injection for executions. Mississippi has executed 374 people, including two before becoming a state in ...

Richard Jordan's hopes for a preliminary injunction that would stop his execution, at least temporarily, were dashed after a ...

For the past five years, no more than 24 executions occurred annually — but 2025 is already near that mark, with more ...

Historically, Mississippi has used hanging, the gas chamber, the electric chair and lethal injection for executions. Mississippi has executed 374 people, including two before becoming a state in ...

Historically, Mississippi has used hanging, the gas chamber, the electric chair and lethal injection for executions. Mississippi has executed 374 people, including two before becoming a state in ...