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

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 ...

Recent judicial rulings in India have reignited debates about the fairness and consistency of capital punishment.

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 ...

Even where multiple murders have been committed, if there is evidence or at least a reasonable possibility of reform, a ...

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

Days before South Carolina’s next execution, the state’s American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the so-called “shield law” that cleared the way ...

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

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

Ohio lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill to end the use of state funds for death, including capital punishment and two ...

A bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers is introducing a bill meant to stop the "funding of death" in the state — no more death ...

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