California death row inmates watching porn on taxpayer-funded tablets, evading security controls: report

Condemned California prisoners reportedly watch pornography on taxpayer-funded tablets meant for education, according to inmates and news reports.
KTVB

Death row inmate Erick Hall died from a stroke, reports coroner

BOISE, Idaho — Erick Hall, an Idaho death row inmate, died in prison custody on Feb. 9, and reports reveal the cause of death was a stroke. The Ada County Coroner has officially deemed Hall's death natural, with cause determined as 'cerebral infarction ...

Oklahoma executes inmate convicted of killing ex-girlfriend and her baby

Oklahoma executed a death row inmate Thursday morning. He had been convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her 7-month-old baby in 2007.
Truthout

Federal Appeals Court Issues Temporary Stay of TX Death Row Prisoner’s Execution

The ruling cited concerns over Edward Busby’s eligibility for capital punishment because of intellectual disability.
Hoodline

Pinal County Goes For Death In Notorious Tucson Prison Slayings

Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller’s office filed a notice of intent to pursue the death penalty after reviewing the case, and Miller said he believes the punishment fits Wassenaar’s “extensive history of violence,