The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Death row prisoner’s execution delayed by parole board

Wednesday’s scheduled execution of Stacey Ian Humphreys is on hold for now after the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles abruptly canceled a clemency hearing set for Tuesday.

Death Row

Wednesday's scheduled execution of a Cobb death row inmate has been suspended as the State Board of Pardons and Paroles ...

Obese man on death row chooses buffet of BBQ, wings, cheeseburger, pizza, ice cream for last meal in Georgia

Georgia death row inmate Stacey Humphreys requested a huge buffet-style last meal ahead of his execution for his 2003 double ...

Obese death row inmate requests gluttonous buffet for last meal

Stacey Humphreys, 52, will be put to death by lethal injection next Wednesday, but he has one final pig out planned.

Death row executions are up to 44 this year — the highest in over a decade

Forty-four death row inmates across the U.S. have been executed this year, reaching a level not seen in more than a decade.

Georgia releases last meal request for Stacey Humphreys, death row inmate set to be executed next week

The Associated Press reported Wednesday that a judge declined to stop the execution of Stacey Humphreys, convicted of killing ...

Ohio man who spent decades on death row for murder has his case dismissed

The case has been dropped against a man who spent a quarter-century on death row for the robbery and murder of a New Jersey ...

These 5 counties pack Alabama’s Death Row despite death penalty declining

The use of capital punishment has steadily declined in the United States since its peak in 1996, when 315 death sentences were imposed. That number had fallen to 26 by 2024. Alabama’s yearly death ...