The busiest death chamber in the country is located inside the maximum-security prison in Huntsville, Texas, known as the “Walls Unit.” ...

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The nation's first execution of a person convicted in a "shaken baby syndrome" case was halted Thursday when Texas' highest criminal court ruled in the condemned man's favor. Robert Roberson, 58, had ...

Robert Roberson hopes he can again avoid becoming the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. With days to go before his scheduled ...

HOUSTON — Texas' top criminal court on Thursday again paused the execution of Robert Roberson, just days before he was set to become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction ...

Many Americans say they support capital punishment. But we have known for a long time that the more people know about it, the less they like it. More than 50 years ago, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood ...