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

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

Death row exonerees Alfred Rivera, Ed Chapman and Henry McCollum meet at an event sponsored by the N.C. Coalition for ...

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.

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Wyoming considering repeal of death penalty Legislators in Wyoming have introduced a bill to end he state's use of capital punishment.

Ahead of Byron Black's execution on August 5, it's time to re-examine the horrors of capital punishment and Tennesseans' role in its continuance.

The Keystone State has a complicated relationship with capital punishment. Much like with a federal death penalty case, it is a multistep process with a series of boxes to tick.

The mid-Atlantic state officially abolished capital punishment in September, eight years after its Supreme Court ruled its death penalty statute unconstitutional.

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 ...