Charles Victor Thompson Becomes First U.S. Inmate to Be Executed in 2026

A Texas man died after being given a lethal injection on Wednesday ... becoming the first person to be executed in the United States in 2026.

Condemned killer had message for victims' families just before he was executed

Charles Victor Thompson, 55, was executed Wednesday night. Before he died, he spoke to the families of his victims.

Alabama prisons add record number of officers but still well short of court-ordered goal

Hamm said the ADOC has a security staff of about 2,300 employees. He said staffing has improved since substantial pay raises in 2023. The raises boosted starting pay to more than $50,000, with the ...

Inmate who spent decades on death row first to be executed in U.S. this year

Charles Victor Thompson, a Texas inmate convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend in 1998, was executed by ...

Alabama prison inmates often kept from addiction rehab programs

Several people incarcerated won lawsuits because they could not get adequate medical and mental health treatment.
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After nearly 30 years on death row, Texas executes Harris County man for 1998 double murder

Charles Victor Thompson, 55, was executed by the state of Texas at 6:50pm on Jan. 28, 2026. Thompson was convicted of murdering his former girlfriend and her new boyfriend in 1998.