2 d. ago A Killer’s Archive Is Offered for $80,000. Who Should Profit?

Albert Jones’s 11 books describe life in prison. His victims’ relatives say his family should not benefit from a sale of his story.

Economics

5 d. ago 'I want to be remembered.' Death row inmate auctions his San Quentin journals, art for $80,000

'I want to be remembered.' Death row inmate auctions his San Quentin journals, art for $80,000  Los Angeles Times

Economics

5 d. ago 'I want to be remembered.' Death row inmate puts San Quentin journals, art up for sale at $80,000

'I want to be remembered.' Death row inmate puts San Quentin journals, art up for sale at $80,000  Los Angeles Times

Economics

7 d. ago California to spend $239 million to turn San Quentin into Scandinavian

California to spend $239 million to turn San Quentin into Scandinavian-style rehab center  San Francisco Chronicle

Economics

7 d. ago Lawyers for 'morbidly obese' Florida death row inmate argue his weight could cause botched lethal injection

Lawyers for a Florida man on death row are seeking to halt his execution set for next week, arguing that his obesity could lead to a botched lethal injection.

Events

7 d. ago South Carolina death row inmate invokes 'sovereign citizen' defense in bid to avoid execution

A last-ditch effort from attorneys of a death row inmate argue that his beliefs about being a "sovereign citizen" could be considered insanity and should spare him from execution.

Events

7 d. ago Seattle U unveils renderings for new art museum designed by Tom Kundig

Seattle U unveils renderings for new art museum designed by Tom Kundig  Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce

Politics

1 week ago Second South Carolina inmate chooses execution by firing squad

A second South Carolina death row inmate, Mikal Mahdi, 41, has chosen execution by firing squad on April 11 following his guilty murder plea.

Politics

2 w. ago Convicted murderer becomes Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution after appeal denied

A convicted murderer and Louisiana death row inmate had his appeal denied hours before he is set to be executed by nitrogen gas, a method never used in the state before.

Events

3 w. ago Louisiana is locked in a legal battle over its planned execution of a death row inmate

Louisiana has hit a roadblock in its plan to resume executions after a 15-year pause. At issue is the method -- death by nitrogen gas -- an which has been used only a handful of times in Alabama and puts one religious group in particular on edge.

Events