On his final day in office, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced the reopening of Thalia Mara Hall, nearly 10 months after ...

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

Twenty-five executions were also carried out last year and in 2018. Those are the highest totals since there were 28 in 2015. Here's a look at recent executions and those scheduled for the rest ...

WLOX reporter Will Polston witnessed the execution of Mississippi's longest-serving death row inmate, Richard Gerald Jordan.

Richard Jordan, the longest-serving and oldest person on Mississippi's death row, was executed on June 25 for the 1976 murder and kidnapping of Edwina Marter.

Richard Jordan, the longest-serving and oldest person on Mississippi's death row, was executed on June 25 for the 1976 murder ...

Those executed included Thomas Gudinas, whose mental illness was shaped by his abusive upbringing and neglect, and Richard ...

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

A reprieve was Smith's last legal avenue to avoid execution. The Tennessee Department of Correction served Smith his last meal at 5:30 p.m. May 21, according to spokesperson Dorinda Carter.

Mississippi death row inmate Richard Jordan's execution is scheduled for June 25th, amidst legal challenges to the state's three-drug protocol. Jordan's attorneys argue for the use of Pentobarbital, ...