North Carolina’s “Iryna’s Law,” signed by Governor Josh Stein, enforces stricter criminal procedures and sets the stage for ...

Twenty-seven former Ohio lawmakers have joined the movement to abolish the death penalty in the state, citing concerns over ...

Ohio's death penalty law is in limbo. Supporters and critics agree on one thing: the status quo isn't working.

A judge in New Mexico halted legal proceedings in a federal death penalty case because the U.S. government shutdown is ...

Prosecutors say they follow Ohio's death penalty law. But critics believe political pressure has driven disparities in cases ...

State lawmakers have taken up President Trump’s aggressive push to expand the use of the death penalty, setting up legislative and legal battles that could make a wider range of crimes subject to ...

After three executions in less than a year — ending a nearly 15-year pause in Indiana’s use of capital punishment — it’s not ...

A recent child sex abuse case in South Florida is one of the first in the country to see a possible death sentence, raising ...

More than half of prisoners sentenced to death in the United States have been on death row for more than 18 years. Texas, ...