Two death penalty cases in South Dakota will take center stage in different courtrooms this week. South Dakota’s Attorney ...

A dozen countries on the continent still execute and most still have the death penalty in law, if not in practice ...

The Supreme Court on Feb. 25 threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has ...

Brad Sigmon, set for execution by firing squad on March 7, seeks a delay, citing concerns over South Carolina’s lethal ...

Ramos pleaded guilty to killing Sacramento police rookie Tara O’Sullivan, but a prior jury deadlocked on whether he should be ...

Florida governor is advancing his anti-immigrant crusade with a measure that experts consider unconstitutional ...

Iowans and their elected officials are doing nothing to protect both prison employees and inmates from death. So please ...

Capital punishment is still a polarizing topic in the United States. However, the practice has been long outlawed in various ...

The South Carolina Department of Corrections shared an overview of the protocols ahead of the state's first firing squad ...