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

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

Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh told the state Supreme Court that prosecutors have broad discretion to seek ...

Given the recent spate of executions, it may surprise you to learn that the increase is a false indicator of the state of the death penalty in America. Most of those executions took place many years, ...

On his final day in office in December, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper issued clemency to 15 people on death row. The N&O ...

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

We, the undersigned nine organizations, are alarmed by the statement of Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, President of the Republic of the ...

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the reconsideration of death penalty imposed on a man convicted for the rape and murder ...

Three men awaiting trial in two separate murder cases will not face the death penalty if convicted, after judges rejected federal prosecutors’ requests to pursue capital punishment.

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

A unique death penalty case Tennessee resumed executions this year after a nearly five-year hiatus. The governor initially halted capital punishment during the coronavirus pandemic and then issued ...