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 ...

In Florida, capital crimes include homicide, controlled-substance trafficking and sexual abuse of young children.

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, ...

Alabama lawmakers moved forward with a bill allowing the death penalty for child rapists, hoping the U.S. Supreme Court will reassess its 2008 decision that deemed such punishment unconstitutional.

Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation that would allow child rapists to be sentenced to death as some Republicans ...

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