Trump’s administration has been pushing for the death penalty, but judges are blocking attempts to reverse previous decisions ...

Florida’s ramp-up in executions is happening at the same time public support for the death penalty is at its lowest level in ...

Newly released Idaho State Police documents reveal Bryan Kohberger supported capital punishment in classroom discussions ...

"Even as we pray for the repose of the souls of the victims and for the consolation of their survivors, we urge you to spare ...

Florida has already carried out nine executions in 2023, surpassing any other US state. Texas and South Carolina currently ...

Death row exonerees Alfred Rivera, Ed Chapman and Henry McCollum meet at an event sponsored by the N.C. Coalition for ...

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Rep. Matt Simpson, R-Daphne, a former prosecutor of child abuse cases, is reintroducing a bill he filed last year to impose ...

The prelates urged Gov. DeSantis to spare Curtis Windom’s life, affirming every human life is sacred despite past crimes ...

President Donald Trump's administration is faltering in its aggressive pursuit of the death penalty as it revisits cases in ...

Bryan Kohberger allegedly supported the death penalty, despite later trying to avoid it through a plea deal in his murder ...

Capital punishment is like suicide This argument is that the criminal, by choosing to commit a particular crime has also chosen to surrender his life to the state if caught.