So far, 11 states have carried out 45 executions this year, nearly double the number in 2024, even as public opinion ...

More than two decades ago, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision prohibiting the execution of people with ...

DeWine has been consistently reluctant to carry out capital punishment. Might that culminate in historic policy shift before ...

The historical and archeological record upends the widespread belief that long-term incarceration belongs to the modern state ...

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, ...

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 and waning public support for the practice during comments at a Dec. 3 press ...

Despite an uptick in executions in the U.S. in 2025, opponents of the death penalty lauded decreases in new death sentences ...

NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union released Fatal Flaws: Innocence, Race and Wrongful Convictions today, a new report exposing how racism, human error, and systemic failures have made ...

The death penalty is a travesty when it is used against anyone. It is called the ultimate penalty for a reason. In the American legal tradition, it is only to be imposed after a careful weighing of ...

Dr. Frank Turek defended the death penalty, saying it is supported by Christian faith. The Christian author and speaker told Fox News Digital about why he supports the death penalty when there is "no ...

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 ...