Forty-four death row inmates across the U.S. have been executed this year, reaching a level not seen in more than a decade.

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Death row exonerees urge North Carolina to abolish executions after 19 years. Over 100 inmates challenge death sentences citing ...

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about the lives of death row inmates at the Polunsky Unit here and a first-person account from a reporter who ...