Clemency, the power granted to the governor of a state to reduce or commute a criminal sentence, is a complex legal process that often comes into focus during high-profile capital punishment cases. In ...

Little is known about Indiana's protocols for using pentobarbital, a drug used by Department of Correction officials to carry out two recent state executions. (Getty Images) Questions remain about ...

(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — Questions remain about Benjamin Ritchie's early Tuesday execution after his attorneys reported seeing sudden, unexpected movement during the lethal injection process. But ...

(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — Questions remain about Benjamin Ritchie’s early Tuesday execution after his attorneys reported seeing sudden, unexpected movement during the lethal injection process. But ...