George Homer Ryan served one term as Illinois governor, his scandal-clouded tenure and subsequent imprisonment on federal ...

George Ryan, who served as Illinois secretary of state, House speaker, lieutenant governor and ultimately governor, is best ...

The Mississippi Supreme Court has scheduled the execution for the state's longest-serving death row inmate for June 25 ...

It's unclear whether federal law was even broken when UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed on a New York street.

His one term as governor ended amid accusations he used government offices to reward friends, win elections and hide ...

Jerone Hunter, 38, who has been on death row for 19 years, is trying to convince a jury to toss his death sentence.

For prisoners, the transfers off a dismantled death row have brought a broad variety of experiences and emotions.

20-year-old Wesley Davis was arrested after a child was found unresponsive on March 1 and died days later. SEVIER COUNTY, ...

Gov. Ryan purged Illinois' death row just three days before his term ended, though he never regretted the decision.

Attorneys for Victorino didn’t deny the fact that he influenced others and still does to this day. But they claim he now does ...