Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a motion to pursue the second execution of her tenure, selecting Richard Djerf, a man ...

The Tennessee Supreme Court set execution dates for four people on death row in 2025. Oscar Franklin Smith's execution May 22 ...

Human justice is never perfect. That’s why the death penalty is so dangerous. Indiana reminds us that it’s still with us.

Oscar Smith came within minutes of being executed before Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee issued a surprise reprieve just over three ...

Before Aaron Gunches' execution in March, experts warned that pentobarbitol could cause him to suffer. Here's what the ...

However, he allowed criminals to be mutilated for their crimes. During the middle ages, capital punishment was accompanied by torture. Most barons had a drowning pit as well as gallows and they ...

The Death Penalty Information Center report reveals a disturbing pattern of prosecutorial misconduct in the death penalty ...

A judge has struck down federal prosecutors’ plan to pursue the death penalty in a Reno case after they said they would not ...

The Connecticut legislature’s Judiciary Committee has voted to advance a proposal that would penalize companies that ...

I tried to find a different way to articulate how it feels to be a Wizards fan, especially after the NBA Draft Lottery ...

There are dozens of countries that harness capital punishment to deter the flow of illegal drugs within their borders. That ...