Our politicians want tough-guy credit for killing killers, while detaching themselves from the reality of their decisions.

Volunteers, as they are called in death penalty circles, have been around since the death penalty was reinstated 50 years ago ...

James Robertson, 51, has been on death row since 1999 after killing both his parents in their Rock Hill home. Now he says he's ready to die.

FILE - A guard stands in a tower at Indiana State Prison on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Michigan City, Ind. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File) Eighteen men have died by court-ordered execution so far this ...