President Duma Boko has called on the nation to critically assess the effectiveness of capital punishment in curbing violent ...

More than 100 Florida faith leaders signed a letter pleading with Gov. Ron DeSantis to pause the fast pace of executions in ...

Florida may carry out more executions in 2025 than in any other year in recent history. Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed nine ...

While the state leads the nation in executions, 100 Florida faith leaders call on DeSantis to pause what they call ...

Reforms have been implemented in Texas and other states to avoid mistakes that send innocent people to death row. However, ...

Amnesty International condemned on Monday a surge in executions in Saudi Arabia in recent years, highlighting particular concern for capital punishment used in cases of drug-related offenses and the ...

The amendment to remove capital punishment from Delaware’s Constitution must be voted on twice consecutively by lawmakers.

Attorneys for Utah death row inmate Ralph Menzies filed a new petition asking the court to reconsider his competency due to ...

Not a single jury in Oklahoma has issued a new death sentence in the past three years, a sign that public opinion has changed ...

Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai extolled Justice V R Krishna Iyer's legacy, highlighting his opposition to the death penalty and dedication to civil liberties and social justice.

If these people escaped the death penalty, you have to wonder: Who will suffer it? Here’s a reasonable guess: An ...

Russia became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan on Thursday, according to local ...