A South Carolina firing squad has executed a man Friday, the third person to die by that method in the state this year.

COLUMBIA, S.C.(AP) — A South Carolina inmate who spent 42 years on death row has died of natural causes at a prison hospital, according to the state Department of Corrections. Fred Singleton, 81, was ...

South Dakota's inmate mortality rate continues to climb as the state reports its fifth death in 30 days. The South Dakota Department of Corrections reported in a June 16 press release that Dennis ...

A South Dakota inmate, who allegedly provided a drug to another inmate that led to his death in February, has pleaded not guilty to charges against him. Manarion Fuse, a 21-year-old man and inmate ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — South Dakota ranks third in the percentage growth of inmate population of all U.S. states. The federal Bureau of Justice Statistics in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) ...

Travis Long Fox was found unresponsive in his cell at the South Dakota State Penitentiary on November 4 and died at a local ...