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

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

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

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

Glossip, 62, was granted a new trial by the US Supreme Court in a 5-3 decision which said his constitutional right to due ...

Louisiana inmate Christopher Sepulvado died Saturday, just over three weeks before he was scheduled to be put to death for ...

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

Greg Abbott. Her execution is set for April 27. Melissa Lucio was convicted of capital murder in 2008 in the death of her 2-year-old daughter. Advocates say the case was mismanaged and that crucial ...

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

Rights activists in Singapore and Malaysia will hold candlelight vigils to protest capital punishment as Singaporean authorities prepare to execute a Malaysian man for drug trafficking despite mountin ...

Florida officials aren't wasting time implementing their new legislation, which increases penalties for crimes committed by ...

The U.S. Supreme Court threw out Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip's conviction for a 1997 murder-for-hire plot and ...