Defendants attorneys lodged three motions to bar the death penalty from being imposed. A judge rejected their arguments in ...

Brad Sigmon, set for execution by firing squad on March 7, seeks a delay, citing concerns over South Carolina’s lethal ...

The Supreme Court on Feb. 25 threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has ...

Faith activism against the state's plan to resume executions adds to a history of religious engagement with social questions ...

Two death penalty cases in South Dakota will take center stage in different courtrooms this week. South Dakota’s Attorney ...

Louisiana inmate Christopher Sepulvado died Saturday, just over three weeks before he was scheduled to be put to death for ...

On February 15, the father of a minor girl filed a complaint of sexual assault and blackmail against several people. Later, ...

From introducing an act to generate more jobs, and a bill aiming to allow nitrogen hypoxia executions, it has been another ...

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

Capital punishment is still a polarizing topic in the United States. However, the practice has been long outlawed in various ...

Ramos pleaded guilty to killing Sacramento police rookie Tara O’Sullivan, but a prior jury deadlocked on whether he should be put to death.

The accused Dattatray Gade who rape a 26-year-old woman inside a bus at Pune’s Swargate bus station was detained by Pune ...