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

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

Siegleman spotlighted two recent people condemned to death; Curtis Windom and Kayle Bates, both of whom are Black. He also ...

"Even as we pray for the repose of the souls of the victims and for the consolation of their survivors, we urge you to spare ...

Bryan Kohberger allegedly supported the death penalty, despite later trying to avoid it through a plea deal in his murder ...

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, ...

The Reform movement’s Washington-based advocacy arm is urging Attorney General Pam Bondi not to seek the death penalty for ...

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

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

Williams killed her daughter "in a cold, calculated, and premediated manner without any pretense of moral or legal justification," prosecutors wrote. The post 'Dangerous mother' accused of stomping ...

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When capital punishment was more common, it was easy to claim that people are executed because they are criminals. But now that fewer criminals receive the death penalty, that's no longer the case ...