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

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

Mmore than 100 faith leaders are calling on Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to pause all executions before the state breaks its record.

Defense attorneys for Teresa Youngblut file a motion against the DOJ's accelerated capital punishment process after Border ...

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Trying to end capital punishment state-by-state was difficult at best, so death penalty abolitionists turned much of their efforts to the courts. They finally succeeded on June 29, 1972 in the ...

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

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 ...