South Carolina's execution of Stephen Bryant has reignited debate over the use of the firing squad, which is authorized in ...
Despite an uptick in executions in the U.S. in 2025, opponents of the death penalty lauded decreases in new death sentences ...
I Q is back in the news with the Supreme Court’s third look at IQ and capital punishment since 2002. On December 10, 2025, ...
Despite an uptick in executions in the U.S. in 2025, opponents of the death penalty lauded decreases in new death sentences ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD)- South Carolina is expected to move forward with its first execution in over a decade when Richard Moore is put to death on April 29. Moore has been on death row for more than ...
Richard Randolph, a man who was convicted of sexually assaulting and killing his manager at a convenience store in 1988, was executed in Florida on Thursday night. It was the 17th death sentence ...
A Comprehensive Look at America's Most Controversial Punishment The death penalty in the United States is as old as the country itself, with roots to the original European settlements. During this ...
Early views on capital punishment: colonial era to independence -- The abolition movement gains ground, 1800-1917 -- War and economic depression overshadow capital punishment, 1918-1959 -- Capital ...
On this day, Jan. 17, in 1977, convicted murderer Gary Gilmore was executed by a firing squad in Utah. His death marked the return of capital punishment to the American justice system. Wes Moore would ...