Twenty-seven former Ohio lawmakers have joined the movement to abolish the death penalty in the state, citing concerns over ...

When the pope came out and essentially said that I am not pro-life if I look at the life of one of these miscreants as being ...

More than half of prisoners sentenced to death in the United States have been on death row for more than 18 years. Texas, ...

North Carolina’s “Iryna’s Law,” signed by Governor Josh Stein, enforces stricter criminal procedures and sets the stage for ...

Idaho Governor Brad Little (R) recently signed legislation making the firing squad the state’s primary method of execution.

The Supreme Court’s three liberal justices laid out a remarkable critique of nitrogen hypoxia executions Thursday, asserting ...

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

The state killed Anthony Boyd last night, and the process was anything but humane.

A recent child sex abuse case in South Florida is one of the first in the country to see a possible death sentence, raising ...

Alabama executed Anthony Boyd using nitrogen gas, a novel execution method criticized as unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme ...

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 ...

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