Two states are set to see pauses on executions end as Arizona, Louisiana and South Carolina gave execution dates to three men ...

The Death Penalty Information Center’s recent annual report contained good news for those opposed to capital punishment. The ...

Sermons made his ruling in the case of Hasson Bacote, who, as NBC News notes, was convicted of murder “along with two others ...

John Fitzgerald Hanson is serving a life sentence at the U.S. Penitentiary in Pollock, Louisiana. His return for execution ...

Efforts to repeal the death penalty have been introduced in two Republican-led states, with some lawmakers citing their ...

The initiative is part of a broader immigration package resulting from an agreement between state GOP lawmakers and Gov. Ron ...

The indictment followed a violent confrontation in St. Thomas’ Hospital Ground area, where Dangleben allegedly opened fire on ...

Idaho Department of Correction estimates renovation costs for a firing squad facility is likely to exceed $1 million.

The Alabama House of Representatives voted 86-5 for the bill that would allow prosecutors to pursue the death penalty when an adult is convicted of rape or sodomy of a child under 12. The legislation ...

A new bill introduced in the Georgia House of Representatives would make it easier for attorneys to prove their client has an intellectual disability.