More than half of American states have abolished the death penalty or hit pause on executions. Less than half —47%—of ...

"All the data indicates that the American public is increasingly uncomfortable with use of the death penalty, yet elected ...

The execution—one of a recent spate across several states—has raised questions about the future of the death penalty in ...

The government is trying to cancel a plea deal for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, accused of masterminding the attacks. But a clause ...

The public reaction to McCaffrey's execution contributed to the success of a movement to end the death penalty in Wisconsin ...

President Joe Biden should make good on his campaign pledge to abolish executions on the federal level. States should do ...

In the aftermath of Williams’ execution there has been an outcry from the public due to the doubts over his conviction, ...

All five men were executed within one week in five different states, a period political scientist Austin Sarat condemned as ...

Alan Eugene Miller’s execution was the fifth in the last week, drawing national scrutiny to convictions and execution ...

Miller’s execution was scrutinized because a forensic psychiatrist found him ‘mentally ill at the time of the offenses’ ...

A major gas-mask manufacturer this week said it doesn’t want its products used in nitrogen-gas executions, days before ...

Kenneth Meers of Oklahoma City "simply did not have a mean bone in his body." The man convicted of killing him is set to be ...