The high-profile assassination of a top Minnesota lawmaker and her husband could bring about a form of punishment outlawed in the state for more than 100 years.

Catholic organizations had lobbied Pat Quinn to end the death penalty. The former governor was not previously aware of ...

When contemplating the fate of veterans convicted of capital crime, it is important to bear in mind that combat-related brain ...

An odd theme is cropping up in which death row inmates Gov. DeSantis chooses to execute next: Why are many of them ...

Sunny Jacobs, a Celebrity After Freed From Death Row, Dies at 77. Her story, fashioned into an Off Broadway play and television movies, was later questioned by an investigator in a 2021 book.

U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher said the federal prosecutors could not “play ‘fast and loose’ with decisions ...