Oscar Franklin Smith, a Tennessee death row inmate scheduled to die on May 22, declined to select a method meaning it ...

Then-new Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on executions and ordered death row dismantled. Years later, inmates say they ...

Nathaniel Lake was "nearly beaten to death" at CoreCivic-operated Crossroads Correctional Center in Shelby, Montana, in September 2018. He sued, and a federal jury ruled in April that CoreCivic failed ...

A federal jury found the Tennessee-based company CoreCivic liable for failing to protect Lake and awarded $27,750,000 in compensatory damages.

“The government hopes these inmates will reintegrate into society and contribute to nation-building while avoiding repeat offenses,” the statement said. Among the beneficiaries are death row inmates ...