President Donald Trump's administration has been pushing for the death penalty, but judges are blocking attempts to reverse ...

The U.S. directed prosecutors to not seek capital punishment for three reputed drug lords, including one in a DEA agent's ...

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

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

Siegleman spotlighted two recent people condemned to death; Curtis Windom and Kayle Bates, both of whom are Black. He also ...

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

On his final day in office in December, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper issued clemency to 15 people on death row. The N&O ...

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

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Many of the presidential candidates are on record opposing capital punishment; Joseph R. Biden Jr., the former vice president who is expected to enter the race in the coming weeks, has supported it.

Garland commissioned a probe of racial disparities associated with capital punishment, safety concerns for lethal injection drugs and the risk of executing inmates who later turn out to be innocent.