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

According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 25 people were executed in the United States in 2024. The number of death sentences imposed was 26. There are 2,092 people on death row in the United ...

Texas executes Steven Nelson, convicted for a pastor's 2011 murder, amidst debates on capital punishment ethics.

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 ...

The debate on whether the death penalty deters and lowers rates of crime is a long-simmering one, with both sides variously ...

A proposal moving through Florida’s Legislature would require the death penalty for “unauthorized aliens” who commit a ...

A memo directs DOJ staff to pursue the death penalty for undocumented immigrants who have been charged with capital crimes, ...

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said crime victims and their families have waited too long for justice in the form of death ...

But what then is capital punishment but the most premeditated of murders, to which no criminal's deed, however calculated it ...

Lawmakers will discuss a package of immigration bills, including the highest penalty for those convicted of offenses such as murder.