The only woman on Louisiana Death Row, Antionette Frank, could receive execution date after 30 years of incarceration. Read ...

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I spent more hours than I can count meeting with teenage clients in the dingy visiting room at the Oak Hill Youth Center, Washington’s youth prison ... The Louisiana State Legislature has ...

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A federal judge has reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s execution protocol as the state prepares to carry out the death penalty using nitrogen gas in the coming weeks.

In 1956, the Legislature moved all executions to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, according to the prison's website. But in 1972, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling known as Gregg v.

It also allows for "designated victim relationship witnesses." The Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola will carry out the executions and is responsible for checking all aspects of the system.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said crime victims and their families have waited too long for justice in the form of death ...

The Louisiana State Penitentiary personnel will conduct checks on all aspects of the nitrogen system and other apparatus utilized in the protocol prior to the commencement of the execution.

Kathy Hochul has deployed National Guard personnel ... strike affecting most state prisons. Striking officers observed the National Guard members entering the prison Wednesday.