The already dying capital punishment system could be eradicated much sooner if evangelical Christians would stop supporting ...

In Ford v. Wainwright, the court held in 1986 that “insane” people could not be sentenced to die; Atkins v. Virginia in 2002 ...

After more than a decade without an execution, South Carolina has taken a controversial step by executing its first inmate in ...

A ceremony will cap a history marked by legal tussles, a secret training, resignations, a deal with a serial killer and raw ...

Tennessee seeks death penalty in the case against Kenneth DeHart Jr. for the fatal shooting of Deputy Greg McCowan.

Serious flaws have been found in state's capital punishment system. Clemency should be considered for Emmanuel Littlejohn now ...

The Jharkhand High Court has confirmed the capital punishment for a man convicted of the rape and murder of a 19-year-old ...

Taiwan's Constitutional Court issued a ruling on Friday upholding the legality of the death penalty, which is still imposed ...

However, experts told the media that stricter punishment or even the death penalty will not act as a deterrent or reduce the ...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday stated that there is only one punishment for crimes such as ...

Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, on Wednesday called for the enactment of a capital punishment law for ...

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