Donald Johnson, 59, died Oct. 1 inside the Kentucky State Penitentiary, according to the Department of Corrections.
Justice & Public Safety Cabinet officials said Donald Johnson, 59, was found unresponsive in his cell. Autopsy results are pending.
The state has not executed anyone since 2008 due to a long-standing court injunction. Here's what to know.
Though Kentucky has the death penalty, a temporary injunction has paused all executions since 2010.
The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld an injunction that has prevented executions in the state since 2010, thereby extending a nearly two-decade legal challenge concerning Kentucky’s death penalty ...
A man who spent 29 years on death row for a brutal Perry County murder has died before his date with the executioner. Donald Herb Johnson, 59, pleaded guilty in 1994 to murder, burglary and sexual ...
The failed execution of Tennessee death row inmate Christina Pike is putting new attention on a debate that has been playing ...
A Kentucky death row prisoner died in custody 29 years to the day after he was sentenced to death for a fatal stabbing and sexual assault in Floyd County.
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