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 ...

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

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

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

The mother of slain youth Mustafa Amir, alongside a social welfare organisation, staged a protest at Karachi's Teen Talwar to demand justice for her brutally killed son.Mustafa Amir was kidnapped and ...

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 ...