South Carolina's execution of Stephen Bryant has reignited debate over the use of the firing squad, which is authorized in ...

Even as more state leaders try to expand capital punishment, fewer jurors are choosing it.

As Indiana lawmakers prepare to reconvene in January for a shortened 2026 legislative session, multiple Republican ...

As executions remain paused, Ohio lawmakers debate competing bills that would either repeal the death penalty or expand how ...

Seth P. Waxman, Smith’s lawyer, told the justices that the lower federal courts in his client’s case correctly applied ...

The death penalty remains a deeply contested issue, provoking the fundamental question: Should the law possess the authority to take a life in the name of justice? This debate lies at the intersection ...

Oklahoma leads the nation in executing death row inmates. Now, multiple Oklahoma-based organizations are joining the effort ...

Florida executed a man this week and is scheduled to put another to death this month, setting a modern-day record for the state and underscoring an unsettling trend for the nation. Michael Bell was ...

The justices wrestled with whether to allow Alabama to execute a man with low cognitive function, a ruling that could set new ...

Hey! The Question of the Week has grown so much in popularity that we've been picked up by all our other USA-Today network newspapers in Florida! I knew asking about the death penalty would elicit ...

The death penalty remains a divisive issue in Taiwan, with activists calling for it to be abolished. Although a court ruling limits the use of capital punishment, a recent execution has drawn ...