A Tennessee bill that sought to charge women who seek abortions with homicide, including the death penalty, died in a House subcommittee on March 10.

More than half of American states have abolished the death penalty or hit pause on executions. Less than half —47%—of Americans believe the death penalty is administered fairly, a record low. A clear ...

The Metropolitan Police failed to safeguard a vulnerable woman prior to her death despite receiving serious abuse allegations involving her husband, a former high-ranking officer, an inquest has ...

Lawmakers at the statehouse debated the use of firing squads for state executions. A bill that would have authorized a firing squad to carry out the death penalty in Indiana failed to pass out of the ...