Trump’s administration has been pushing for the death penalty, but judges are blocking attempts to reverse previous decisions ...

The three-judge bench, however, cautioned that such a right provided to a death row convict should not be misused as an ...

Lynching didn't disappear with America's last public execution in Owensboro, KY — the practice went underground.

Florida’s ramp-up in executions is happening at the same time public support for the death penalty is at its lowest level in ...

The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism wrote that the death penalty is a “stain upon civilization and our religious ...

Newly released Idaho State Police documents reveal Bryan Kohberger supported capital punishment in classroom discussions ...

In a significant and rare ruling, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed the reconsideration of the death penalty imposed on ...

The public prosecutor of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) formally requested the death penalty for former president ...

The U.S. directed prosecutors to not seek capital punishment for three reputed drug lords, including one in a DEA agent's ...

Rep. Matt Simpson, R-Daphne, a former prosecutor of child abuse cases, is reintroducing a bill he filed last year to impose ...

The Supreme Court set aside its 2017 order upholding Vasanta Sampat Dupare's death sentence, mandating a fresh hearing.