Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, is sponsoring a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow Alabama voters to decide ...

Federal prosecutors allege former Stoughton police detective Matthew Farwell strangled Sandra Birchmore and then staged her ...

So far, 11 states have carried out 45 executions this year, nearly double the number in 2024, even as public opinion ...

States are moving in sharply different directions on the death penalty, with some looking to broaden when and how executions occur while others try to scale them back or end them entirely.

A nationwide coalition of organizations advocating for the end of capital punishment announced its launch on Wednesday.

Jarred Shaw avoids Indonesia’s death penalty after drug arrest, receiving a 26-month sentence that offers a path back home.

Oklahoma City police responded to reports of a “child not breathing” at the McGuire’s home. Inside, the officers found ...

Conservative justices asked whether the Supreme Court needs to sharpen its guidance on how courts assess intellectual ...

The U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty, a coalition of over 50 organizations, has been launched to abolish capital ...

On this day in history, the US carried out its first execution by lethal injection — a method thought up by one doctor.

15 MINUTES. CAMERON. YEAH, BACK TO THE BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. OKLAHOMA DEATH ROW INMATE TRAMAINE WOOD WAS JUST SAVED FROM EXECUTION AT THE LAST MINUTE. A DRAMATIC MOVE FROM GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT ...