MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s execution of Anthony Boyd on Thursday added to the growing number of executions for the year.

Ohio's death penalty law is in limbo. Supporters and critics agree on one thing: the status quo isn't working.

Iryna's Law allows convicted individuals to choose between the electric chair, lethal injection, or a firing squad.

Federal prosecutors won't pursue the death penalty against John Pfeffer, the alleged Bandidos leader accused in a deadly ...

Prosecutors say they follow Ohio's death penalty law. But critics believe political pressure has driven disparities in cases ...

Alabama last year began using nitrogen gas to carry out some executions. Boyd’s attorneys have urged the federal courts to ...

State lawmakers have taken up President Trump’s aggressive push to expand the use of the death penalty, setting up legislative and legal battles that could make a wider range of crimes subject to ...

Until Oct. 10, Bryan Frederick Jennings had not had legal representation since the death of his lawyer, Martin McClain, in ...