If convicted murderers had been put to death, they couldn’t now be released to kill again.

While some advocates praise the commutations as a step toward ending capital punishment, others are outraged.

The proposal would link capital punishment abolishment with prohibitions on state funding for abortion or physician-assisted ...

The Death Penalty Information Center’s recent annual report contained good news for those opposed to capital punishment. The number of new death sentences remained small by historical standards in ...

Trump’s new directive that aims to increase death sentences clashes with some Texas lawmakers’ efforts to add guardrails to ...

Arizona death row inmate Aaron Gunches has asked to be executed next month. This comes as Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney ...

Marion Bowman Jr. dies Jan. 31, becomes third man put to death since South Carolina resumed executions. He was convicted of ...

The proposal would link capital punishment repeal with prohibitions on state funding for abortion or physician-assisted ...

Ohio lawmakers plan to introduce a bill that would end the death penalty and prohibit state funding for abortions and ...

For years, Britain has been torn apart by intergenerational conflict. Millennials think Baby Boomers are a bunch of selfish, ...

North Carolina is still feeling the adverse impact of the mandatory death penalty prosecution law, despite its repeal. | ...