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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

Supreme Court directs no penalty for doctors protesting the Kolkata doctor's murder, ensuring their participation in protests ...

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

Eyck Freymann is a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University and Nonresident Research Fellow with the China Maritime Studies ...

State Representative Brian Stewart (R-Ashville) has introduced new legislation aimed at expanding the methods of carrying out ...

Ohio lawmakers from both chambers and both sides of the aisle announced a measure Tuesday that would abolish the death ...