Iowans and their elected officials are doing nothing to protect both prison employees and inmates from death. So please ...

The Death Penalty Information Center’s recent annual report contained good news for those opposed to capital punishment. The ...

Sermons made his ruling in the case of Hasson Bacote, who, as NBC News notes, was convicted of murder “along with two others ...

Two states are set to see pauses on executions end as Arizona, Louisiana and South Carolina gave execution dates to three men ...

A memo from Pam Bondi asked prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for groups including immigrants illegally residing in the ...

Efforts to repeal the death penalty have been introduced in two Republican-led states, with some lawmakers citing their ...

Florida governor is advancing his anti-immigrant crusade with a measure that experts consider unconstitutional ...

It's been 15 years since Louisiana executed a death row prisoner. Here's when the death penalty started in Louisiana and what ...

Greg Abbott. Her execution is set for April 27. Melissa Lucio was convicted of capital murder in 2008 in the death of her 2-year-old daughter. Advocates say the case was mismanaged and that ...

The Alabama House of Representatives voted 86-5 for the bill that would allow prosecutors to pursue the death penalty when an ...

Idaho Department of Correction estimates renovation costs for a firing squad facility is likely to exceed $1 million.

A new bill introduced in the Georgia House of Representatives would make it easier for attorneys to prove their client has an ...