The African Court ruling on Tanzania’s mandatory death penalty ruled that sentencing someone to death by hanging violates ...

Twenty-three states have abolished the death penalty. California should join them in ending state-sponsored executions.

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

Landry’s decision is significant in part because until recently, Louisiana was part of a group I call the death penalty ...

Mahoning County Prosecutor Lynn Maro was asked for her reaction to two letters Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins sent urging federal and state officials to help restore Ohio’s ability to carry ...

Japanese public support for the death penalty has exceeded 80% for the fifth consecutive time in a poll conducted by the ...

STATEHOUSE — A bill has been filed this legislative session that would abolish the death penalty on the state level. Many ...

WARREN — Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins is urging federal and state officials to help restore Ohio’s ability to carry ...

The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights has for the second time in less that a year directed Tanzania to abolish the ...

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The execution of a rapist and murderer sparked debate, though public support for capital punishment remains high among ...

Florida governor is advancing his anti-immigrant crusade with a measure that experts consider unconstitutional ...