South Carolina's execution of Stephen Bryant has reignited debate over the use of the firing squad, which is authorized in five U.S. states, and has been used historically as an instrument of fear and ...

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

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

The U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty, a coalition of over 50 organizations, has been launched to abolish capital punishment, citing rising executions, political pressure, and a widening gap ...

Indiana lawmakers propose expanding execution options beyond lethal injection, reopening the debate on capital punishment.

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 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 ...

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

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

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. A Republican-drafted crime bill introduced in response to the fatal stabbing on Charlotte’s light rail last month appeared to have ...

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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 ...