Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation that would allow child rapists to be sentenced to death as some Republicans hope to entice the U.S. Supreme Court to ...

Idaho lawmakers advanced a bill to make a firing squad the state’s primary method of execution, as the trial of accused University of Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger approaches. Idaho Department of ...

Some view the death penalty as a “merciful” source of closure to the victim’s family and friends. But after a brief period of ...

A memo from Pam Bondi asked prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for groups including immigrants illegally residing in the ...

Two states are set to see pauses on executions end as Arizona, Louisiana and South Carolina gave execution dates to three men ...

Georgia remains the only state where it must be proven “beyond a reasonable doubt,” the highest standard of proof in law.

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 ...

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

The Louisiana Legislature approved the use of nitrogen gas executions last year, following Alabama's implementation of the ...

State Rep. Matt Simpson, a Daphne Republican, is sponsoring the bill, which lets the state opt for death or life in prison ...

The United Nations has recommended introducing a suspension on application of the death penalty in Bangladesh. "Introduce a moratorium on the application of the death penalty, including in the ...

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