The president and the Republican Party are bringing capital punishment back to the forefront of American criminal justice.

Alabama’s execution of Anthony Boyd on Thursday added to the growing number of executions for the year. Boyd was the 40th ...

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

LOS ANGELES, CA – Indian American filmmaker Smriti Mundhra’s latest documentary short, I Am Ready, Warden, has been shortlisted for the 2025 Oscars. The emotionally powerful film delves into the ...

The health care community has an important role in opposing the death penalty, argues an expert in The BMJ. Bharat Malkani, reader in law at Cardiff University, says doctors must refuse to participate ...

President Donald Trump signed a presidential memo on Thursday directing U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro to pursue federal jurisdiction for crimes committed in ...

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has had an eye on restoring the death penalty since his 2023 election. Last year, the state’s top law enforcement official filed a motion to supersede a court ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a presidential memorandum seeking to reinstate the death penalty in Washington, DC, as Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the Justice Department will be ...

Section 1. Background. Federal law provides for the death penalty for criminals found guilty of especially aggravated crimes (18 U.S.C. 3591(a)). Capital punishment is an essential part of how our ...

During his remarks at the White House today, President Trump patted himself on the back for reinstating capital punishment in Washington, D.C. Trump stated, "You have to do it." Social media car stunt ...

“There is a part of the warden that dies with the prisoner,” wrote Donald Cabana, who oversaw multiple executions as warden at the Mississippi State Penitentiary before becoming an opponent of capital ...